Government Urged to Recognise Long Covid as an Occupational Disease
The British Medical Association (BMA) and Royal College of Nursing (RCN) are asking the Government to make urgent progress on supporting healthcare workers with Long…
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Doctors
BMA Launches Ballot Of SAS Doctors And Re-Ballot Of Consultants In England As Pay Talks Continue
A formal ballot of specialist, associate specialist and specialty (SAS) doctors in England, and a re-ballot of consultants to extend their industrial action mandate, both…
Read more...Public Blames Government For 7.7m-Long Waiting Lists In England, Finds Survey
As doctors in England begin the longest period of combined industrial action by consultants and junior doctors yet, new survey findings show that Government attempts…
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NHS Leaders Call For An End To ‘Dangerous Deadlock’ Ahead Of Latest Round Of NHS Strikes
The NHS Confederation is warning that next week’s triple walk out of junior doctors, consultants and radiographers will jeopardise patient care, harm efforts to bring…
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Two-Thirds Of GPs Want To Prescribe Tech For Patients Diagnosed With Dementia
A poll of GPs in the UK has shown primary care doctors want to prescribe assistive technologies to patients diagnosed with dementia. More than two-thirds…
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Doctors In England Announce Four Days Of Joint Strikes This Autumn
as juniors vote for six more months of industrial action Junior doctors and consultants in England will jointly undertake four days of strike action, beginning…
Read more...‘Grim Milestone’ Of One Million Cancelled Operations In Sight As Second NHS Consultants Strike Begins
As NHS consultants in England begin their second walkout in the latest round of industrial action in their dispute over pay, Danny Mortimer, deputy chief…
Read more...Third Group Of Hospital Doctors In England Will Consider Industrial Action If Pay And Working Conditions Not Addressed
A third group of hospital doctors in England will consider planning for an indicative ballot for industrial action unless the Government makes an offer to…
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“Come to the Table” Government Urged as Junior Doctors Strike Begins in England
A fifth round of strike action by junior doctors in England begins this morning (August 11). Doctors will walk out from 0700, 11th August, to…
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NHS Leaders Warn Cancellations Due To Industrial Action Are ‘The Tip Of The Iceberg’
With junior doctors set to walkout for the fifth time this Friday and with the number of cancelled appointments and operations set to hit 1…
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Junior Doctors Announce Fifth Round Of Strikes
The BMA junior doctors committee (JDC) has announced the next round of monthly strike action by junior doctors in England. The four-day walkout will take…
Read more...Junior Doctors Urge Fresh Talks As 5-Day Strike Begins In England
Junior doctors are striking for five days from today, marking their longest period of industrial action yet. From 7am this morning young medics at the…
Read more...New Poll Finds Enduring Public Support For The NHS Alongside A Call For Government Action To Support Social Care
On the 75th anniversaries of both the NHS and social care, NHS leaders are calling on the government to oversee a major programme of investment…
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Care Group’s 75th Birthday Gift To NHS
A North Yorkshire care provider is sending a ‘thank you’ gift to our local hospitals, GPs and ambulance stations to mark the NHS’s 75th anniversary….
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Adult Social Care ‘Poor Cousin’ to the NHS, says Charity
Adult social care sector remains the ‘poor cousin’ to the NHS, says learning disability charity The adult social care sector remains the poor cousin to…
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