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
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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
NHS strikes called off for talks
The surprise announcement that the Royal College of Nursing was calling off its planned escalation of strike action having been promised talks … 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
Nurses in Northern Ireland have voted to strike over staffing numbers and pay disputes
Following a ballot, nurses in Northern Ireland have for the first time in the history of the Royal College of … Read more
Junior doctors suspend planned five-day strike in September
Junior doctors have called off the first of their planned series of five-day strikes after growing alarm from senior doctors … Read more
Junior doctors may desert NHS over contract, says union boss
The junior doctor at the heart of an escalating row over NHS strike action has warned that the imposition of … Read more
NHS junior doctors to stage five consecutive days of strikes in September
The British Medical Association has announced a new wave of strikes by junior doctors in England over their contract, beginning … Read more
‘Almost half’ of junior doctors ‘will quit the NHS’ if contract is imposed
Almost half of junior doctors plan to quit the NHS if health secretary Jeremy Hunt’s threatened contract imposition goes ahead, … Read more
BMA re-enters contract talks
The BMA will today re-enter talks with the Government over the junior doctors’ contract. It comes after the Academy of … Read more