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Military unlikely to drive ambulances in emergencies during strike – No 10

Military personnel stepping in for striking NHS workers are unlikely to drive ambulances in response to emergencies, Downing Street has indicated. A formal request has been submitted for the health service to use the military aid to the civil ...

12 Dec 2022 at 16:29

Nurses in Wales could announce further strikes after rejecting new pay offer

Nurses in Wales could announce further strikes after rejecting the Welsh Government’s new pay offer. However most health unions in the principality have “narrowly” accepted an average pay rise of more than 7% for 2022/23. The increase offers ...

28 Feb 2023 at 21:11

Military covering for ambulance workers will be nervous, says senior officer

A senior officer has said there will be “nerves” among military personnel who are missing Christmas leave to drive ambulances during NHS strikes on Wednesday. About 600 members of the Army, Navy and RAF from across the country have been ...

20 Dec 2022 at 18:01

NHS ‘cannot keep patients safe’ during strikes and PM ‘should negotiate’

NHS leaders cannot keep patients safe during strikes and there is “deep worry”, health chiefs have warned, as they urged the Prime Minister to reopen talks on pay. In a last-minute intervention, Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the ...

20 Dec 2022 at 15:29

‘We’re on our knees’ – nurses on picket lines in biggest NHS strike

A nurse has described “doing the job of three people” as NHS staff stand on picket lines in the biggest day of walkouts the health service has ever seen. Others have said they “don’t feel supported” and that having too few staff ...

06 Feb 2023 at 12:16

University staff and NHS physiotherapists to strike

University staff and NHS physiotherapists will strike on Thursday in the outbreak of industrial unrest continuing to sweep the country. Members of the University and College Union (UCU) and Chartered Society of Physiotherapy ...

09 Feb 2023 at 00:32

No-one ‘at any level’ in Government in talks on NHS pay, Unite says

There is no-one “at any level” in the Government who is involved in talks about NHS pay as the health service faces what is expected to be the biggest strike in its history, a union leader has said. Tens of thousands of ...

05 Feb 2023 at 19:29

NHS patients ‘hit hard’ by strikes with 137,000 appointments affected

NHS patients are being “hit hard” by industrial action, a health leader has said, as it emerged 137,000 appointments have been affected by strikes. The service has faced strikes by nurses, ambulance staff and ...

08 Feb 2023 at 21:23

Government on precipice of historic mistake over NHS strikes, warns BMA chair

The Government is standing on the precipice of a historic mistake by failing to stop strike action affecting the NHS, the British Medical Association’s (BMA) head will say. On Monday, 45,000 junior doctors ...

19 Feb 2023 at 07:14

Strikes by health workers hit half-a-million appointments in England

More than half a million appointments, operations and procedures have been postponed in England as a result of the wave of industrial unrest in the NHS. Strikes began towards the end of 2022 in the bitter ...

19 Jun 2023 at 07:08

Membership of BMA reaches record high amid pay dispute

Membership of the British Medical Association has reached a record high amid its ongoing dispute with the government over pay, it has been announced. The BMA said its membership stands at 190,366, up by ...

19 Jul 2023 at 18:29

Unite members reject NHS pay deal

NHS workers in Unite have rejected the Government’s offer aimed at resolving the long running pay dispute, the union has announced. Members voted by 52% against the offer of a 5% wage rise this year ...

28 Apr 2023 at 12:28

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