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Boris Johnson’s intensive care nurse says 'we've had enough'

The profession is 'terribly understaffed' and nurses 'just want a fair wage', insists Jenny McGee

Wales Online

'Nurses who served during pandemic should not have been forced into strike action'

Nurses were forced into this position because the Health Secretary Steve Barclay chose the path of confrontation over negotiation

Daily Mirror

Health Secretary slammed for turning his back on striking nurses out in the cold

Health Secretary Steve Barclay was slammed for turning his back on nurses and their patients as tens of thousands walked out today in the biggest strike in the RCN's 106-year history

Daily Mirror

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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.

The Independent UK

IATA calls for adoption of travel health code

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is calling for a universal health code for air travel, with the World Health Organization (WHO) standard used to prepare for future health emergencies.

Bangkok Post

Big funding boost for Indigenous health

The federal government is injecting $120 million into Indigenous health infrastructure as it looks to deliver better outcomes for First Nations people.

AAP

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.

The Independent UK

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How Angela Hardy rebuilt her life and found love after she was nearly killed by a man she met on a dating app

It's been six years since Angela Hardy was almost killed by a man she met on Tinder. Now the young doctor has married the love of her life and is returning to Port Macquarie, New South Wales, to take up a job at the coastal town's public hospital.

ABC News

EXPLAINER: Will immigration surge as asylum rule ends?

Ever since the pandemic began the U.S. has been using a public health rule intended to limit the spread of disease to expel migrants seeking asylum

The Independent UK

England’s chief nursing officer Ruth May offers support to striking nurses

Health Secretary Steve Barclay said Dame Ruth’s support of nurses is ‘absolutely right’ but Downing Street said she does not speak for the Government.

The Independent UK

The distressing things nurses on the picket line told us about the pressure they face

'The more nurses that are available, the more funding that we put in - less people are going to die'

Wales Online

'They saved my life' - North East public back striking NHS nurses, and even deliver coffee and sausage rolls

NHS nurses received lots of support on the picket lines during unprecedented strike action.

Chronicle Live

'Time Tories ditch lie claiming review into striking nurses' pay was independent'

Ministers' determination to crush union resistance yet again stops them negotiating or finding a compromise, says Paul Routledge

Daily Mirror

Our healthcare was never safe in Tory hands

Letters: Prof Paul Gilbert and Marcia Saunders respond to the King’s Fund report which found that a ‘decade of neglect’ has led to the NHS being unable to deal with backlogs

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Hot drinks and public sympathy for nurses on the picket lines

For many striking in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, staff shortages are a bigger issue than pay

Wales Online

Nurses break picket line outside hospital to help injured man

They paused to give emergency treatment to a man who had collapsed

The Independent UK

Government cannot ‘sit back’ on strikes amid warning pay rows will worsen, NHS leaders say

‘The government cannot just sit back and let future strikes happen when patient care is on the line,’ says Matthew Taylor

The Guardian - UK

Striking nurses need the public behind them to keep pressure on ministers

Analysis: polls show support for industrial action by nurses has fallen, with many concerned about the risks to patients from walkouts

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Liverpool Echo

Paddy McGuinness supports striking nurses as he joins Alder Hey picket line

He stood in solidarity with the NHS workers outside Liverpool's Alder Hey Children’s Hospital

Daily Mirror

'Put your warm coat on!' Nurses hit out as Tory Steve Barclay dodges striking staff

The Royal College of Nursing said Steve Barclay 'missed an opportunity' to come face-to-face with strikers after he visited a hospital with no industrial action - and was only filmed in an empty room

Liverpool Echo

Nurse on strike for late daughter who'd 'want me to be here'

Ann San and up to 100,000 other nurses went on strike today

Bristol Post

Workers at Shelter homelessness charity in Bristol 'struggling to pay rent themselves'

"We all feel really sad that we’ve had to walk out when our clients need us the most."

Wales Online

GP surgery cancels all face to face and telephone appointments due to Strep A and winter illness pressures

They say it is due to the "unprecedented pressure" they are facing

Belfast Live

Derry mum Ann Herron remembered as 'most genuine, kind-hearted' person following sudden death

Ms Herron died unexpectedly over the weekend

Wales Online

'A&E waiting room is like a war zone' Report finds worrying experiences of Welsh emergency departments

A report into three Welsh A&Es and one minor injuries units found patients had mixed experiences with some very worrying findings

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