Fifth round of strikes begins for junior doctors The latest round of strike action will end at 7am on Tuesday August 15. The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2023
Disruption expected as senior doctors strike in first major walkout in a decade Health leaders have warned that the NHS cannot fully function without consultants Evening Standard · Jul 20, 2023
Thousands of consultants stage strike in NHS pay row Health leaders have warned that the NHS cannot fully function without consultants. The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2023
Consultant strike will have ‘biggest impact yet’ on NHS Health leaders have warned planned procedures will come to a ‘virtual standstill’. The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2023
Government on track to break Boris Johnson’s ‘40 new hospitals’ promise National Audit Office research finds delays and lack of value for money, and that only 11 projects are wholly new builds The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2023
NHS cannot afford to finance pay rises from existing budgets, hospitals say Social care, prevention and public health services could be cut if government insists on funding 6% pay rise from health budget The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2023
Health chief warns of ‘potential risk of division among staff’ caused by strikes It comes after a new report from NHS Providers showed industrial action was having an impact on staff morale and productivity. The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2023
NHS facing 'intense pressure' amid record waiting list as it marks its 75th anniversary The waiting list is currently longer than ever Nottingham Post · Jul 5, 2023
NHS faces ‘enormous pressures’ as it enters its 75th year Ministers have said that the record waiting list is expected to grow. The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2023
Revealed: record 170,000 staff leave NHS in England as stress and workload take toll Health service shown to be under some of worst pressure in its history in week Rishi Sunak launched plan to retain and recruit workforce The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2023
NHS Providers boss warns of health service ‘looking into abyss’ if consultants strike BMA’s junior doctors’ committee says government can end dispute by ‘paying doctors what they are worth’ The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2023
Junior doctors resume strike as row over pay continues Members of the British Medical Association mounting picket lines outside hospitals across the country for the second of a three-day walkout Evening Standard · Jun 15, 2023
Junior doctors to resume strike as row over pay continues Members of the British Medical Association will mount picket lines outside hospitals across the country for the second of a three-day walkout. The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2023
NHS strikes must not become ‘business as usual’, health chief warns Fresh walkouts are scheduled for this month. The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2023
The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2023 NHS disruption warning as ambulance staff strike in south-east England Hospitals chief says action ‘will pile even more pressure’ on already overstretched services and calls for talks
The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2023 NHS crisis deepens as nursing union plans ‘mega strike’ in England Doctors could join coordinated strike as Royal College of Nurses announce national ballot on mass action
The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2023 Nurses’ strike over May bank holiday presents ‘serious challenge’ to NHS, health leader warns Threat of coordinated strikes with junior doctors could result in ‘most difficult challenge’ to date for NHS
The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2023 Further England nurses’ strikes present ‘severe challenge’ to NHS NHS leader says threat of joint strike with junior doctors could pose hardest challenge yet
The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2023 NHS leaders broadly welcome Patricia Hewitt’s review of healthcare The review says adding new targets and initiatives and not being consistent with funding makes it impossible to plan new services and recruit staff.
The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2023 NHS ‘can’t go on like this’ with strikes, health chief warns The British Medical Association and the Government appear to be no closer to reaching a resolution on pay.
The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2023 NHS leaders warn life-saving surgeries and urgent cancer care will be hit during doctors’ strike Exclusive: NHS trusts planning closures and downgrading of A&E departments during strikes, leaked reports reveal
The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2023 Deteriorating infrastructure in NHS hospitals endangering patients’ safety, says report Patients and staff are using buildings with ‘leaking roofs and broken boilers’
The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2023 NHS set to miss key targets, including on cancer, MPs say A report by MPs said waiting times for cancer treatment are ‘especially worrying’.
The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2023 NHS hospitals at risk of ‘sudden collapse’ put patients in danger, says report Patients and staff are using buildings with ‘leaking roofs and broken boilers’ while some hospitals have not replaced old building materials.
Chronicle Live · Feb 17, 2023 Nurses at four North East hospital trusts to walk out in 'escalated' 48-hour NHS strike action in March Thousands of nurse in our region are likely to walk out