The Latest Breaking News from Jim Mackey

NHS may have to cut jobs if strike action over pay continues

This latest action marks the 13th walkout by doctors since March 2023

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2025

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 · Nov 12, 2025

Wes Streeting in last-minute plea to doctors to call off strike

The Health Secretary said he would not move further on pay, despite BMA calls for a 26% uplift to counter what it says is pay erosion over time.

Evening Standard · Nov 12, 2025

The right wants to kill off the NHS. Striking doctors are playing into their hands

The BMA’s demand for pay restoration is a slap in the face for the health secretary who gave them a 22% rise – and it’s testing the public’s sympathy, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2025

NHS patients told to brace for strikes up to Christmas

Sir Jim Mackey, chief executive of NHS England, warns that it will take a ‘huge effort’ to keep hospital waiting times down during a prolonged period of disruption

The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2025

Fewer resident doctors thought to have gone on strike than in last year’s NHS stoppage

Picket-line turnout on first day of industrial action believed to be lower with hope of less disruption to NHS services

The Guardian - UK · Jul 25, 2025

NHS chief urges doctors to resist strike action or face financial consequences

Sir Jim Mackey has said the NHS will be ‘much more resistant’ to the demands of doctors

Evening Standard · Jul 24, 2025

Streeting tells hospitals ‘we have your backs’ ahead of strikes

The public are being urged to keep coming forward for NHS care during the walkout, set to begin on Friday,

Evening Standard · Jul 23, 2025

Concerns raised about patient safety ahead of resident doctor walkouts

The NHS is planning to operate in a different way compared to previous strike action.

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2025

Resident doctor strike plans could put patients at risk, BMA warns

A five-day walkout is scheduled to start on Friday and could cause significant upheaval to the NHS in England

Evening Standard · Jul 21, 2025