Nurses could strike until Christmas if they cannot reach a deal with the UK government, a union leader has warned. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) announced on Friday that its members in the National Health Service (NHS) in England are set to strike again for 48 hours over the May bank holiday. The announcement…
Doctors Union Asks Conciliation Service Acas to Help Break Deadlock Over Strikes
A British doctors union has asked the conciliation service Acas to broker talks with the government amid the continuing junior doctors’ strike over a bitter pay dispute. Junior doctors across England have entered the second day of their four-day strike, which is causing serious disruption to the National Health Service (NHS). It has been estimated…
British GPs Most Stressed and Least Likely to Meet Patients, Survey Finds
Among primary care physicians in ten high-income countries, British general practitioners (GPs) were the most likely to feel stressed out in 2022, most likely to change careers in the near future, and least likely to meet patients in person, survey results show. According to a study published on Wednesday, seven in ten (71 percent) GPs in the…
Nurses’ Strike Continues in England as Ambulance Workers Walk Out in Wales
The deadlock between the UK governments and unions continues on Thursday as thousands of nurses in England are striking for a second day. Members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) from 55 NHS trusts in England are taking a two-day action after up to 100,000 RCN members from other NHS trusts across the UK walked…
UK’s Sunak Holds Emergency Talks Over NHS Crisis
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is holding an emergency meeting on Saturday with health leaders in a bid to ease the winter pressure on the National Health Service (NHS). Downing Street said Sunak would use the ad-hoc NHS Recovery Forum to find ways to improve the performance and outcomes across the health service, focusing on four key…
NHS Settles Case With Christian Doctor Who Was Investigated for Offering Prayers to Patients
The tribunal for a Christian doctor who received complaints about offering prayer to his patients has been called off after a last-minute settlement with NHS England. On Monday, Dr. Richard Scott, 62, from Margate, England, had been set to contest a number of complaints relating to him offering spiritual care to some patients as well…
NHS England Offers Long-Term Waiting-List Patients Option to Travel for Surgery
The English branch of Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) said it is giving patients who have been on waiting lists for more than two years the option to receive treatment more quickly at hospitals in different parts of the country. Pandemic-related lockdowns caused hospital waiting lists to mount, but NHS Chief Executive Amanda Pritchard said…
NHS to Have Fewer Diversity Roles in Major Management Overhaul
There will be fewer diversity-focused roles in NHS England, Health Secretary Sajid Javid said on Wednesday as he announced a major management shakeup in the public health system. Javid said the government “must spend every penny with care” when voters are feeling the cost of living pressure, but Labour’s shadow health secretary Wes Streeting accused the…
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