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NHS leader says threat of joint strike with junior doctors could pose hardest challenge yetA 48-hour nurses’ strike in England in May will present “severe challenges”, and the threat of coordinated industrial action with junior doctors could pose the “…
Government’s limiting of average pay rise to between 4.5% and 5% prompts fresh strike dates and potential FDA emergency ballotThe UK’s most senior civil servants could take their first strike action in more than a decade after ministers imposed an aver…
Chancellor’s remarks come despite industrial action being major factor in zero GDP growth in FebruaryThe government is willing to accept short-term damage to the economy from public sector strikes rather than give in to pay demands and risk a longer-te…
Conciliation service urged to look for ways to end logjam with government over demand for 35% pay riseUK politics live – latest updatesThe junior doctors’ union has asked the conciliation service Acas to look into ways of breaking the deadlock in their…
Strike is expected to lead to 350,000 appointments including operations being cancelledJunior doctors across England have begun a four-day strike that will result in an estimated 350,000 appointments including operations being cancelled.Doctors will mo…
Labour says data reveals ‘mental health crisis at the heart of Whitehall’, as unions blame staff cuts, low pay and long hoursWhitehall civil servants took a record 771,433 days of sick leave last year because of stress and other mental health problems,…
NHS chief says four-day strike poses risks to patient safety, with up to 350,000 appointments and operations likely to be cancelledThe four-day strike by junior doctors in England will have a “catastrophic impact” on NHS waiting lists, with up to 350,0…
Call for review to have statutory powers to make witnesses give evidence after only 11 of 14,000 come forwardWhat is the Essex mental health inquiry and why is it being criticised?Bereaved relatives have said an independent inquiry into the death of al…
Government-commissioned study by Patricia Hewitt also calls for a shift in focus towards preventing ill healthThe NHS should abolish many of its national targets while shifting its focus towards preventive healthcare, according to a review by a former …
Department of Health and Social Care in England has removed 269,500 pallets of PPE from its stockThe government has disposed of more than 3bn items of personal protective equipment (PPE) it bought during the pandemic, figures have revealed.An estimated…