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Household names are having to take drastic action as they lack resources to meet rising demand for their services A week ago ministers were love-bombing the voluntary sector at the launch of the civil society covenant, an agreement designed to cement t…
Up to 50,000 doctors stage five days of action from 7am on 25 July to 7am on 30 July after pay talks break downResident doctors in England have begun strike action after the British Medical Association and government failed to reach an agreement over p…
Exclusive: Health secretary urges medics not to join BMA industrial action on Friday Wes Streeting: this unnecessary strike will hurt patientsA strike by resident doctors “enormously undermines the entire trade union movement”, Wes Streeting has argued…
Consultants and other NHS staff also respond to Guardian callout, with most expressing outrage at BMA’s demandsThe health secretary, Wes Streeting, is hoping that a “constructive” meeting with leaders of the British Medical Association last week will a…
Donna Ockenden says previous government’s lack of progress has led to rise in reports of birth trauma in EnglandOne of the UK’s most senior midwives has said inaction by the previous government over maternity care failures has led to the “difficult” si…
Donna Ockenden says previous government’s lack of progress has led to rise in reports of birth trauma in EnglandOne of the UK’s most senior midwives has said inaction by the previous government over maternity care failures has led to the “difficult” si…
Agreement between government and voluntary sector aims to reset relations after erosion of trust under ToriesThe right to engage in political activity and protest peacefully is to be enshrined in a new agreement between the government and UK charities …
Study shows such young people have higher risk of arriving at paediatric ICU severely ill and have worse outcomesMinority ethnic children and children from deprived backgrounds across the UK are more likely to die following admission to intensive care …
BMA union says it is giving Wes Streeting two weeks to come to the table to negotiate ‘a path to pay restoration’UK politics live – latest updatesResident doctors will go on strike between 25 July and 30 July in their dispute with the government over p…
Hundreds of thousands of hospital appointments could be cancelled if BMA members vote for series of stoppagesHospitals are bracing for a fresh round of strikes by resident doctors seeking a 29% pay rise, amid warnings that stoppages could lead to hundr…