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Around half of GP appointments are taken up with often preventable, long-term conditions.

More than 40 NHS ‘traffic control centres’ have gone live with the aim of getting patients into beds more quickly and managing demand.

The Health Secretary said the demands from unions are not affordable.

NHS chiefs have warned that ambulance services will be 'incredibly stretched' due to the strikes

Ambulance workers, railway staff and security officers plan industrial action in festive season

Rishi Sunak is facing questions from MPs on Wednesday on his plan to engage with unions as strike action escalates across public services inlcuding health, education and rail. On Wednesday, Royal Mail workers, university lecturers and college staff were all taking part in industrial action as thousands of ambulance workers…

Unite announced that its members voted by up to 92% to take action, warning that strikes look set to begin ahead of Christmas.

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