Steve Barclay urged to accept Acas role in dispute with junior doctors
The NHS Confederation has written to Steve Barclay and the British Medical Association (BMA), the main doctors’ union, asking them to … Read more
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Junior doctors blame health secretary for triggering strikes across England
The Guardian reports that Junior doctors’ leaders have blamed Steve Barclay for triggering their three-day strike this week by ignoring … Read more
Overworked and underpaid – why the junior doctors are on strike
Junior doctors began a 72 hour strike this week, which will see them stop work across the NHS, including A&E … Read more
Downing St stance on the NHS pay struggle: credible or cynical?
Ministerial messaging on the inflationary threat of ‘unaffordable’ wage demands by low-paid NHS staff doesn’t ring true, according to expert … Read more
Nurses in the USA win 19% pay rise and safe staffing levels after just three days of all-out strike action
The issues of US nurses mirror those of healthcare workers in the UK, but after three days of strike action … Read more
Live-in care workers ‘have pay docked by agencies to cover accommodation’
Live-in care workers recruited from overseas to care for disabled and elderly people in Britain are being exploited by “unscrupulous” … Read more
NHS pay offer: ministerial influence trumps the evidence
The NHS Pay Review Body is supposed to be an independent body, and in some ways it is; but in … Read more
NHS nurses pay rise is a ‘massive national cut’ as inflation soars
Unions have blasted a review body decision that more than a million staff should get a £1,400 permanent cash rise … Read more
NHS staff must suffer real terms pay cut say Treasury
The chancellor’s spring statement, as feared, lacked any commitment to extra funding to enable an above-inflation increase in pay for … Read more
Porters and cleaners at London NHS hospitals begin two-week strike
Hundreds of workers at NHS hospitals in London employed by Serco, including porters, cleaners and catering staff are to go on … Read more