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Scotland

Current NHS pay offer is all we can afford to put on the table, warns Swinney

Deputy First Minister John Swinney has told NHS workers fighting for pay increases he has “nowhere else to go” to fund an increased offer. NHS unions are currently balloting on strike action and ambulance workers and physiotherapists have already ...

03 Nov 2022 at 17:42

Scotland

Humza Yousaf: Increasing pay for social care staff would be ‘detrimental’ to NHS

Finding the cash to increase wages for social care staff to £12 an hour would have a “significantly detrimental” impact on the NHS, the Health Secretary has insisted. Humza Yousaf said it would cost “well over £1 billion” if Labour demands for ...

10 Jan 2023 at 13:43

NHS workload will ‘go up, not down’, Starmer warns after new health funding

The NHS’s workload is “likely to go up, not down”, Sir Keir Starmer warned, as he hinted at reforms the Government might make to assist healthcare staff. Health service workers pressed the Prime Minister about his plans to help them deal with ...

31 Oct 2024 at 17:54

Ireland

Health overspend could impact ‘new developments’ in upcoming budget – Donnelly

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has said the overrun in expenditure within his department could have an effect on “new developments” within the upcoming budget. The minister acknowledged there was a “material overrun” in health ...

25 Sept 2023 at 19:25

NHS cash injection will ‘bring waiting lists down’ – Chancellor

A funding boost for the NHS will help get waiting lists back to a maximum of 18 weeks, the Chancellor has said. Rachel Reeves said a £22.6 billion increase in the day-to-day health budget was a “down payment” on the Government’s ...

30 Oct 2024 at 17:21

Ireland

Menopause expert calls for free HRT and health checks in Budget

Providing free HRT and mid-life health checks for all women between 45 and 64 could save the State millions, a menopause expert has claimed. Earlier detection of cardiovascular and bone-health issues caused by menopause would ...

11 Aug 2024 at 11:03

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland’s health service facing projected £600m budget shortfall

Northern Ireland’s health service is expected to face a £600 million budget shortfall. Stormont Health Minister Mike Nesbitt described financial plans being finalised which will be “unprecedented in their scale and ambition” ...

28 May 2025 at 14:57

Scotland

Ministers accused of putting ‘hard stop’ on NHS building projects

The Scottish Government is reviewing all of its capital spending projects, MSPs have been told, as ministers seek to deal with reduced funding and the impact of “unprecedented levels of inflation”. Health Secretary Neil ...

20 Feb 2024 at 17:12

National News

'Absolute disaster' - Ministers slammed by RTÉ radio listeners during Claire Byrne Budget call-in

Ministers Jack Chambers and Paschal Donohoe were bombarded with questions on Wednesday morning, as they joined RTÉ host Claire Bryne on radio to discuss the Budget. The Minister for Finance and Minister for Public ...

02 Oct 2024 at 12:58

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