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Fish and chip shop opening on Christmas Day to feed homeless, vulnerable and elderly for free

It is the fourth year that the chip shop has opened its doors to provide free meals on Christmas Day

Wales Online

Discounts and freebies you can get if you’re on Universal Credit or benefits

When you claim Universal Credit or another Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) benefit you could also be able to claim a significant amount of other freebies and discounts.

Daily Mirror

Nurses want a pay rise – and the NHS needs more nurses

No one has to work for the National Health Service. Many do because they enjoy the job or want to help others. On my best day, I might insert a nifty pun into a leader article or newsletter. A nurse will help save a life. But people still have to…

Evening Standard

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Nurses 'working from the heart' demand fair pay to 'put food on the table'

Around 150 nurses gathered on The Royal College of Nursing Alder Hey Children's Hospital picket line this morning

Liverpool Echo

Nurses on strike break picket line to help injured man who collapsed in street

The man fell just metres away from a hospital and kind-hearted nurses rushed to assist him

Wales Online

Nurses will step up strikes unless pay offer improved, NHS official warns

NHS Employers boss says strikes next month likely to be for longer and to affect more trusts if dispute continues

The Guardian - UK

Ministers urged to get NHS pay reviewers to think again to halt nurses strikes

Conservative chairman of the Commons Health Committee Steve Brine said it would be a “sensible answer” to ending the strike.

The Independent UK

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NHS Lothian issues advice to help cope with 'extreme pressures'

People have been urged not to attend A&E unless they are experiencing a critical emergency.

Daily Record

'What a tragic day': British nurses strike in bitter pay dispute

National Health Service nurses in Britain staged a strike on Thursday, their first ever national walkout, as a bitter dispute with the government over pay ramps up pressure on already-stretched hospitals at one of the busiest times of year.

Reuters

Analysis: Nursing strike leaves Health Secretary Steve Barclay in tricky position

Health Secretary may be forced to negotiate with union over pay as strikes engulf the NHS

Evening Standard

Angry and tired, Liverpool's defiant nurses make their voices heard

For these most vital of workers, today is a battle for the future of the NHS

Liverpool Echo

Number of people in hospital with Covid in England rises 22% in a week

Figure rises from 5,501 people on 7 December to 6,720 on 14 December, according to NHS data

The Guardian - UK

Bob Mortimer health update as he says he 'just woke up' with a 'bang'

Rheumatoid arthritis symptoms treatment

Nottingham Post

What is lupus and how is it treated?

A new treatment is being trialled for the autoimmune condition

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

The Standard View: The government must recognise its weakness and make a fair deal with nurses

A strike by RMT rail workers, while disruptive, is hardly historic. But that is the only way to describe today’s walkout by nurses — the largest ever of its kind in the NHS.

The Independent UK

‘Four in five Britons concerned about patient safety during NHS strikes’

A poll found half of adults support the action by nurses and ambulance workers but the majority are concerned about patient safety.

The National (Scotland)

Physiotherapists urge UK ministers to follow Scottish example on pay and avert strike

PHYSIOTHERAPISTS are urging politicians in England and Wales to follow the example set on pay in Scotland in a bid to avert industrial action.

The Independent UK

NHS strike – live: Government must boost pay offer for nurses, ex-Tory chair urges

Around 70,000 appointments and surgeries will be lost in walkout

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The Independent UK

Rail strike - live: Fresh RMT walkout to go ahead after minister talks with Mick Lynch fail

Members of smaller union back pay deal as nurses stage 12-hour walkout

The Independent UK

Pat Cullen: Who is the former nurse and RCN chief leading the NHS strike?

Union leader grew up in Northern Ireland and was inspired to enter profession by sister’s example

Glasgow Live

NHS pay offer from Scottish Government rejected by GMB members

Sixty-six per cent of respondents to the GMB ballot voted against the offer, which means the threat of strike action by more than 8,000 members of the union working in the NHS remains.

Bristol Post

Nurses broke picket line outside of Bristol hospital to help injured man

The patient was put into the recovery position and was visibly shaking on the ground outside

The Independent UK

NHS creaking under strain of Strep A, flu and norovirus

The only time NHS 111 service received more calls was during the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic

Evening Standard

I cannot believe the government is playing politics with our nurses

It was about this time last year that I recall saying cheerfully to colleagues at work: “Well at least 2022 can’t be any worse!” This year, I am not repeating that mistake.

Daily Mirror

Nurses warn of more strike dates in January as they fight to 'the bitter end'

New strike dates in the NHS could be announced as early as next week as the RCN's first nationwide strike in 106 years begins today - with even a top Tory and a pay chief urging Rishi Sunak to reopen talks on salaries

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