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Vulnerable ‘badly let down’ when untested patients were discharged to care homes

Vulnerable people were “badly let down” and exposed to a greater risk of death as untested patients were discharged into care homes in the early period of the pandemic, bereaved relatives and care groups have said. The Government has been accused of ...

27 Apr 2022 at 17:25

Concerns that Living with Covid plan ‘neglects most vulnerable in society’

The axing of self-isolation laws and the end of free universal testing in England will cause uncertainty, anxiety and hardship, according to unions and charities. Boris Johnson set out the Government’s strategy for “living with Covid” on Monday as ...

22 Feb 2022 at 01:25

Doctors let down by Government during Covid-19 pandemic, says BMA

The Government “failed in its duty of care” to doctors during the coronavirus crisis, a union has said. The British Medical Association (BMA) launched a scathing attack on the ministerial response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The union, which has ...

19 May 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Urgent call to reverse shortage of doctors in Scotland

A union has taken aim at the Scottish Government for failing to tackle the shortage of doctors in the country. The British Medical Association (BMA) said many doctors in the country are at breaking point, with pressures of the Covid-19 ...

29 Dec 2021 at 01:25

NHS plans stress-test ahead of possible strikes and winter pressure

The NHS in England has been ordered to stress-test the system ahead of severe winter pressures and possible mass-strikes from health workers. Health leaders have ordered a “multi-day exercise” – called exercise Arctic Willow – to test ...

01 Nov 2022 at 16:44

Scotland

Cut to sustainability funding for GPs is ‘betrayal’, say doctors

GPs in Scotland are being “betrayed” by the Scottish Government’s failure to fulfil its promise of £15 million of sustainability payments, a doctors’ union has said. The Scottish Government had previously committed to allocating the ...

19 Oct 2022 at 17:59

NHS chiefs ‘deeply concerned’ as junior doctors plan 72-hour walkout over pay

NHS leaders pleaded with Rishi Sunak’s government to negotiate on pay as junior doctors in England announced plans for a 72-hour walkout next month. Junior doctor members of the British Medical Association (BMA) overwhelmingly ...

20 Feb 2023 at 20:04

Junior doctors rebuff Health Secretary’s plea to call off 72-hour strike

Junior doctors in the British Medical Association (BMA) have refused to call off next week’s three-day strike amid a bitter dispute over pay. They were responding to Health Secretary Steve Barclay’s invitation to enter formal ...

11 Mar 2023 at 18:33

Doctors in Wales consider striking for first time

Doctors in Wales are considering going on strike for the first time, the British Medical Association Cymru has said. Almost two-thirds of hospital doctors surveyed by the union this month said they would be willing to take ...

22 Dec 2022 at 00:01

Barclay urged to address ‘workforce crisis’ at meeting with medical leaders

The Health Secretary has been warned by doctors’ unions that he must address the “workforce crisis” at a meeting during which there was no movement on pay demands. Steve Barclay was given a “very clear message” that it ...

12 Jan 2023 at 18:25

Barclay to meet doctors in pay dispute

Doctors’ leaders are set to meet the Health Secretary amid a dispute over the pay of junior medics. Steve Barclay said he is due to speak to unions on Wednesday to discuss industrial relations, but the British Medical ...

11 Jan 2023 at 10:38

Barclay’s meeting with doctors over pay dispute postponed until Thursday

Doctors’ leaders are to meet with the Health Secretary on Thursday after an initial meeting to discuss concerns over pay was postponed so the minister could give media interviews. Steve Barclay said he was due to ...

11 Jan 2023 at 15:47

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