Ambulance staff in England and Wales struck again, as union relationships with the government deteriorated, and unions refused to submit evidence to the NHS’ pay review bodies for the coming year. Health and social care...
The NHS came under severe pressure over the Christmas and New Year break, triggering a political blame-game over who was responsible for the crisis, and union claims that ministers were missing in action as staff...
There wasn’t much sign of festive cheer in the health service, as nurses took part in a second day of industrial action, massive demand pushed ambulance and hospital trusts into declaring critical incidents, ministers took...
The King’s Fund issued a government commissioned report on the state of the NHS and concluded that, while the Covid-19 pandemic had made things worse, its problems lay in a “decade of neglect” by successive...
The government looks set to respond to a wave of strike action across the economy and public services by making it harder to strike. It has also set up an NHS elective recovery taskforce with...
The Royal College of Nursing announced the first dates for strike action, as Unison and the GMB secured mandates from ambulance workers to follow suit. NHS England published its first winter snapshot, showing hospital beds...
Ministers in Scotland were forced to deny reports that NHS leaders are considering a two-tier health service in which the wealthy pay for treatment. The NHS in Scotland remains under huge pressure, which was exemplified...
One hundred and thirty NHS organisations could see their nurses strike before Christmas, after a ballot by the Royal College of Nursing delivered a mandate for industrial action over pay. UNISON and Unite are also...
NHS England chief executive Amanda Pritchard told the King’s Fund’s annual conference that the NHS is facing a tougher time than it did during Covid. Steve Brine, the Conservative MP for Winchester and Chandler’s Ford,...
Rishi Sunak became the latest prime minister of the UK. In his cabinet reshuffle, Therese Coffey left the Department of Health and Social Care and Steve Barclay took back the secretary of state position. All...
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