Union boss warns Barclay will ‘carry the can’ if patients suffer due to strikes
Unite union leader Sharon Graham said the Health Secretary will get a ‘rude awakening’ if he refuses to negotiate on pay.
UK News|Dec 19, 2022
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Health Secretary ‘keen’ to talk to unions but resists pressure on pay
Steve Barclay said the nurses’ union should respect the independence of the NHS pay review body.
UK News|Dec 18, 2022
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‘Not fair’ for troops to cover for strike action at Christmas, Dowden says
The Chancellor the Duchy of Lancaster has urged unions to call off the industrial action and ‘give the military a break’.
UK News|Dec 18, 2022
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Nurses threaten fresh strikes if ministers fail to meet new deadline
The Royal College of Nursing is poised to escalate its industrial action in January to hit a greater number of hospitals.
UK News|Dec 17, 2022
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What the papers say – December 17
Saturday’s newspapers are preoccupied with the latest saga surrounding the royals.
UK News|Dec 17, 2022
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Strikes putting cancer survival rates at risk, charity boss warns MPs
The planned industrial action by nurses and ambulance workers pose a serious threat to cancer patients, Michelle Mitchell said.
UK News|Dec 17, 2022
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‘Macho’ Barclay is hampering the settlement of nurses’ dispute, says RCN leader
The Health Secretary has been accused of undervaluing the work of nurses because it is a ‘90% female profession’.
UK News|Dec 16, 2022
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16,000 appointments postponed during nurses’ strike, NHS data shows
Some 10,000 staff in England, as well as nurses in Wales and Northern Ireland, took part in the 12-hour action in a bitter dispute over pay.
UK News|Dec 16, 2022
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Industrial action expected across the UK: strike dates from now until February
After industrial action by nurses and railway workers in recent days, here is a list of some of the strikes coming up between now and February.
UK News|Dec 16, 2022
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Sunak resists pressure to negotiate with nurses on pay to avert strikes
The Prime Minister insisted the offer was ‘appropriate and fair’.
UK News|Dec 16, 2022
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Trains grind to a halt again and nurses warn of escalating strike action
The Rail, Maritime and Transport union were staging another 48-hour walkout.
UK News|Dec 16, 2022
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Louise Thompson hails NHS nurses as ‘champs’ amid national strike action
The Made In Chelsea star, 32, said the Government needed to act to improve conditions for nursing staff.
UK News|Dec 16, 2022
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More misery on the rail network after talks fail to resolve pay dispute
Rail, Maritime and Transport union workers are taking action affecting 14 train companies and Network Rail.
UK News|Dec 16, 2022
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‘We’ve had enough’ – Boris Johnson’s intensive care nurse
Jenny McGee cared for the former prime minister when he became seriously ill with Covid-19.
UK News|Dec 15, 2022
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Hundreds of hospital appointments postponed as nurses take part in strike
Members of the Royal College of Nursing took part in a 12-hour action on Thursday over pay and safe staffing levels.
UK News|Dec 15, 2022
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