Liverpool hospitals issue message to patients ahead of second day of nurse strike Nurses will head to the picket lines for a second day of strikes tomorrow Liverpool Echo · Dec 19, 2022
Why ambulance workers in England and Wales are going on strike Emergency service workers are set to strike on December 21 2022, to demand better pay. The strike action is happening as the UK is witnessing the worst ambulance handover delays on record. Thousands of patients are having to wait outside AEs up and down the country in the back of… The Conversation · Dec 19, 2022
All the strikes taking place this week across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire A number of strikes will be taking place across multiple sectors Nottingham Post · Dec 19, 2022
Preet Gill calls for public inquiry into patient safety at University Hospitals Birmingham Exclusive: MP said she received allegations from staff of elderly patients being left in corridors for hours The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2022
Dad snaps BOTH legs while bouncing on trampoline with kids after attempting flip Robert Harrison was playing around with his children on the trampoline when he felt two "excruciating pops" in his knees. He was rushed to hospital and needed immediate surgery Daily Mirror · Dec 19, 2022
Northern Ireland health trust bosses "deeply distressed" at state of local hospitals outline latest measures "In the meantime, we cannot passively accept the status quo, with all that it means for patient care and safety" Belfast Live · Dec 19, 2022
Police locate young child seen walking alone in Portishead She was seen walking on her own in pyjamas and a dressing gown Bristol Post · Dec 19, 2022
Sunak ‘really disappointed’ by NHS strikes in run-up to Christmas Prime Minister Rishi Sunak urged unions to consider whether the action was ‘really necessary’. The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2022
Sick child’s mother rebukes Steve Barclay over NHS staff being ‘worked to the bone’ Sarah Pinnington-Auld, whose daughter has cystic fibrosis, confronts health secretary during London hospital visit The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2022
Skint junior doctors 'cutting back on food and heating' and keeping lights switched off More than half of junior doctors have struggled with heating and lighting their homes in the past year, a BMA survey found - they are due to vote on striking in January Daily Mirror · Dec 19, 2022
Refunds for invalid NSW Covid fines must be claimed within 21 days, recipients told Revenue NSW says the money will be transferred into government’s unclaimed money fund after three weeks of inaction The Guardian - AU · Dec 19, 2022
Still time for unions to ‘step back’ on strikes – Downing Street Strikes by nurses and ambulance workers will mean an ‘incredibly challenging and disrupted’ week, unions said. The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2022
What date is the ambulance drivers' strike and why it's taking place Members of the GMB, Unison, and Unite unions will stage a strike across England over a pay dispute Manchester Evening News · Dec 19, 2022
Lone six-year-old child spotted wandering streets of town with teddy The girl was seen wandering the town on Monday morning Bristol Post · Dec 19, 2022
Liverpool Echo · Dec 19, 2022 NHS bosses warn of 'extensive disruption' ahead of ambulance and nurses' strikes Unite boss Sharon Graham said "the unions are not going to blink first"
Manchester Evening News · Dec 19, 2022 The strikes this week, when they are taking place and how they will affect you Multiple industries will be affected by a flurry of strikes taking place in the run-up to Christmas
Wales Online · Dec 19, 2022 Welsh health board declares' critical incident' and cancels all but most urgent procedures Betsi Cadwaladr UHB is struggling to cope with the 'prolonged, significant demand on the health system in north Wales'
Daily Mirror · Dec 19, 2022 Mum's sudden death leaves grieving son, 23, with huge funeral bill and no home Conrad Wilcox, who shared a council house with his mum Shirley, feels he now needs to ‘step up’ after she died suddenly from a ruptured aneurysm leaving him with nowhere to live
Wales Online · Dec 19, 2022 The Welsh ambulance workers strike: How you might be affected and everything you need to know On strike days, ambulances will only attend an incident if there is an 'immediate risk to life'
The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2022 Tories blamed on grim update for record gynaecology wait times Women’s health has been ‘consistently deprioritised’, says the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2022 ‘You’re doing terrible damage’: Steve Barclay confronted by mother of sick daughter over state of NHS Health secretary grilled over lack of resources for ‘worked to the bone’ staff
Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2022 Mother berates Steve Barclay for working health workers ‘to the bone’ A mother, whose daughter has a ‘life-threatening condition’, has challenged Health Secretary Steve Barclay over the way health workers are “being worked to the bone” in an exchange caught on camera at a London hospital.
Daily Mirror · Dec 19, 2022 Mum of poorly girl, 3, confronts Health Secretary at bedside over overworked NHS staff Sarah Pinnington-Auld, whose three-year-old daughter Lucy has cystic fibrosis, told Steve Barclay staff are 'worked to the bone' and 'the damage you’re doing to families like myself is terrible'
Daily Record · Dec 19, 2022 'Sweet and bright' girl, 15, dies suddenly after collapsing at school The parents of Laila Dawood paid tribute to their daughter after her unexpected passing on December 9.
The Guardian - US · Dec 19, 2022 An elderly woman in prison is losing her memory. Why won’t California release her? The parole board’s refusal to free Janet Carter, 69, is part of what advocates warn is a growing humanitarian crisis across the US