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Cross-union group sends out leaflets and hold online calls to persuade staff to vote against package agreed by leadersMembers of Britain’s biggest health unions are organising a campaign to reject the pay agreement being recommended by union leaders, i…
New figures reveal only 100 hospital doctors left NHS in 2022 due to voluntary early retirement, despite claims by Jeremy HuntThe number of hospital doctors that could be helped by Jeremy Hunt’s pensions giveaway has been cast into doubt, after new fig…
Oliver Dowden says it ‘won’t be easy’ to fund estimated £1.5bn offer for nurses and ambulance staffA breakthrough pay rise offer for nurses and ambulance workers may have to be funded within the existing NHS budget, a senior cabinet minister has admitt…
Poll shows just 17% of people back the Conservatives on public services against 43% for the oppositionMore than twice as many voters now trust Labour to improve public services as the Conservatives, after the government finally backed down and agreed a…
Concerns grow after 67 cases of botulism poisoning in past three weeks linked to clinics in Istanbul and İzmirDesperate patients are seeking risky weight-loss treatments in Turkey because of unacceptable NHS waiting times, a surgeon has said.Ahmed Ahme…
Labour says chancellor had time to draw up more targeted changes rather than including wealthiest saversJeremy Hunt previously backed Labour’s idea of giving a pensions tax break only to NHS staff, despite ruling out such a move in this week’s budget b…
Industrial action this week led to at least 175,000 appointments and procedures being postponedJunior doctors in England have agreed to formal talks with the government after a three-day strike this week in which more than 175,000 appointments and proc…
Exclusive: HCA Healthcare is spending tens of thousands of pounds on ‘golden hello’ bonuses for staff from overstretched public serviceNHS doctors are being offered cash bonuses of up to £5,000 to recruit colleagues for jobs at private hospitals, as co…
MP Steve Brine accused of lobbying NHS and ministers on behalf of recruitment firm that employed himPolitics live – latest updatesThe Conservative MP who chairs the Commons health and social care committee is under investigation over allegations he lob…
CMA gives UnitedHealth and EMIS five working days to tackle concerns over £1.2bn dealThe competition watchdog has warned that a proposed merger between two healthcare technology specialists would lead to higher costs and “worse outcomes for the NHS and…