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Steve Barclay accused of ‘wasting months’ by failing to meet unions and being dismissive of their demands for improved payJunior doctors’ leaders have blamed Steve Barclay for triggering their three-day strike this week by ignoring their concerns and b…
Opposition amendment to stop the government barring small boat arrivals claiming asylum defeated by 312 votes to 249Junior hospital doctors in England started a 72-hour strike this morning. My colleagues Denis Campbell and Aubrey Allegretti have the st…
Many more appointments and procedures postponed than for recent walkouts by nurses and ambulance staffHospitals have cancelled tens of thousands of outpatient appointments and operations this week as they prepare for a junior doctors’ strike that will …
Websites appear to be defying a UK ban on advertising prescription drugs by urging customers to register their interest in the new weight-loss injectionAs controversy raged about the new weight loss drug approved for use on the NHS, retail chain Superd…
Hospital chiefs urge BMA and health department to talk over weekend to avert strike set to begin on MondayNext week’s three-day strike by junior doctors in England will threaten patients’ safety and exacerbate the NHS’s staffing crisis, hospital bosses…
Walkout will cause even more disruption than recent action by nurses, ambulance staff and physiotherapistsNext week’s strike by junior doctors will lead to unprecedented “major disruption” of the NHS and affect thousands of patients’ care, the service’…
Exclusive: union says severely ill patients being discharged as they are not getting better quickly enoughSeverely unwell eating disorder patients who are not responding to treatment are being discharged owing to a rationing of care, the Royal College …
Garry Mogg’s wife, Emma, called 999 after he reported chest pains but paramedics took 1 hour 43 minutes to arrive and he died ‘in agony’ at home in BathMore than 500 deaths in England last year after long ambulance waitThe evening before he died, Garry…
Exclusive: figure is more than double the comparable fatalities in 2021, in what a union calls a ‘hidden scandal’ of delaysMore than 500 seriously ill patients died last year before they could get treatment in hospital after the ambulance they called f…
Deaths have remained above average post-Covid lockdowns, with A&E and ambulance delays likely to ‘have had substantial impact’The crisis in the NHS is leading to continued higher-than-usual death levels in England and Wales, experts have said.Figur…