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Wes Streeting compares doctors’ union to the cartel as he warns strikes will cost NHS hundreds of millions of pounds

The health secretary claimed the British Medical Association is no longer a voice for doctors as he shrugged off Labour leadership claims and urged medics to call off the strikes

The Independent UK

Health minister says BMA leaders ‘turning union into farce’ in online GP access row

It came despite Stephen Kinnock’s claim that the government wants ‘to work constructively with the BMA’

The Independent UK

NHS will die under Reform unless doctors stop striking and work with Labour, says Wes Streeting

Health secretary calls on doctors to embrace Labour’s plan to prevent Nigel Farage getting into power and dismantling the health service

The Guardian - UK

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‘This strike will harm patients’: Top NHS official’s stark warning as BMA doctors set for five-day walkout

Resident doctors from the British Medical Association are due to walk out at 7am on Friday in a row over pay

The Independent UK

Assisted dying: BMA says patients should meet end-of-life care doctor first

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has cleared the Commons and will move to the House of Lords.

Evening Standard

Smacking ban is needed to protect children, health experts say

Leading medics and health organisations have urged the Government to outlaw ‘the physical punishment of children’.

Evening Standard

BMA urges Government to expand specialty training posts for NHS medics

The British Medical Association claims 4.7 applications were made for every post last year, up from a ratio of 1.9 in 2019.

Evening Standard

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New information service ‘would reassure medics and patients on assisted dying’

The British Medical Association and Royal College of Nursing were among witnesses giving evidence to MPs.

The Independent UK

Unions attack 2.8% Government pay rise proposal for NHS workers and teachers

Inflation is predicted to average 2.5% this year and 2.6% next year, according to forecasts from the Office for Budget Responsibility.

Evening Standard

Teachers and nurses warn Rachel Reeves of strike action over 2.8% pay rise proposal

Inflation is predicted to average 2.5% this year and 2.6% next year, according to forecasts from the Office for Budget Responsibility.

The Independent UK

Junior doctors expected to get 20% pay rise to end strike action

British Medical Association’s junior doctors committee set to put offer to members

Evening Standard

‘Nobody wants to be here’: cheers and sadness on junior doctors’ picket line

Hospital staff in Newcastle begin six-day industrial action as colleagues strike across England

The Guardian - UK

Junior Doctors in England Prepare for Strikes Amidst Pay Dispute

The British Medical Association (BMA) has announced plans for strikes, scheduling walkouts before Christmas and in early January, lasting several days each.

International Business Times UK

Striking junior doctors say working in NHS ‘is like going down with the Titanic’

British Medical Association (BMA) members are walking out at NHS hospitals across England in ongoing dispute over pay

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The Independent UK

One in three UK medical students ‘intends on emigrating to practise medicine’

Reasons given for leaving the UK included better pay offers, work-life balance and improved conditions abroad.

The Guardian - UK

Junior doctors in England launch fifth round of industrial action

Strike could push number of appointments cancelled due to industrial action over million mark

The Independent UK

Fifth round of strikes begins for junior doctors

The latest round of strike action will end at 7am on Tuesday August 15.

Evening Standard

Fears NHS strikes causing double the number of reported cancellations

True impact on patients being ‘masked’ as junior doctors to walk out for fifth time

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The Independent UK

Strikes cancellations ‘tip of the iceberg’ – NHS Confederation

In a ‘worst-case scenario’, industrial action in the NHS could be causing double the number of cancellations being reported, representatives say.

Daily Mirror

Tory Health Secretary confronted by junior doctor on live TV as 72-hour strike looms

The British Medical Association's junior doctors' committee co-chair Vivek Trivedi challenged the Tory minister after he suggested doctors were being unreasonable

The Independent UK

Eight out of 10 adults support ban on advertising junk food to children

‘We deserve to have more control over the food and drink that’s available and marketed to us’

The Independent UK

Most adults support a ban on advertising unhealthy food to children – poll

The Obesity Health Alliance said it was deeply concerned about the growing problem of excess weight.

The Independent UK

UK doctors lured to Australia with ads promising £130,000 salary and days off to swim and surf

Job advert targets medics ‘sick of the NHS’, as it weathers strikes and all-time low pay satisfaction

The Independent UK

Junior doctors defend ‘plonker’ union leader for being on holiday during strike

Dr Robert Laurenson, co-chairman of the British Medical Association’s junior doctor committee, is attending a family friend’s wedding

Nottingham Post

'Everyone feels undervalued' as Nottingham doctors join huge 4-day strike action

Members of the British Medical Association BMA and Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association HCSA are taking part in the strike action

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