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Despair and dedication in a crumbling NHS

Letters: Dr Matt Kneale on years of calling out staffing problems, Hilary Scannell on sending patients home, and Rob Sharred on Tory mismanagement. Plus one reader on the brilliant care their terminally ill wife has received

The Guardian - UK

Our healthcare was never safe in Tory hands

Letters: Prof Paul Gilbert and Marcia Saunders respond to the King’s Fund report which found that a ‘decade of neglect’ has led to the NHS being unable to deal with backlogs

The Guardian - UK

Hidden agendas behind destruction of public institutions and the welfare state

Letters: Mary Evans on why Labour should push for reinstating full bursaries for trainee nurses, and David Simpson on the Tories’ ideological goals

The Guardian - UK

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Scottish budget: John Swinney moves on income tax and business rates while scrapping indyref2 fund

Statement delayed due to tax plan leak to the BBC

Insider UK

The six key things you need to know from today's Scottish Budget

Everything you need to know from today's Scottish Government Budget update

The National (Scotland)

Nurses break picket line outside hospital to help injured man

They paused to give emergency treatment to a man who had collapsed

Wales Online

Government cannot ‘sit back’ on strikes amid warning pay rows will worsen, NHS leaders say

‘The government cannot just sit back and let future strikes happen when patient care is on the line,’ says Matthew Taylor

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Striking nurses need the public behind them to keep pressure on ministers

Analysis: polls show support for industrial action by nurses has fallen, with many concerned about the risks to patients from walkouts

The Guardian - UK

Paddy McGuinness supports striking nurses as he joins Alder Hey picket line

He stood in solidarity with the NHS workers outside Liverpool's Alder Hey Children’s Hospital

Liverpool Echo

Sajid Javid: Odds are stacked against the Tories at next election

Sajid Javid will step down at the next election, saying that politics had taken a ‘personal toll’ on him and his family.

The Independent UK

'Put your warm coat on!' Nurses hit out as Tory Steve Barclay dodges striking staff

The Royal College of Nursing said Steve Barclay 'missed an opportunity' to come face-to-face with strikers after he visited a hospital with no industrial action - and was only filmed in an empty room

Daily Mirror

Health expert Jeremy Hunt knew how to fix social care. Why is chancellor Jeremy Hunt not doing so?

As chair of the health select committee he wrote a bold and sensible report. He now seems to have forgotten what was in it, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Nurse on strike for late daughter who'd 'want me to be here'

Ann San and up to 100,000 other nurses went on strike today

Liverpool Echo

NHS Scotland pay offer rejected as rail and postal strikes continue in Perth and Kinross

GMB union members voted against the latest deal as industrial action in other sectors continue to take place across the region

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Wales Online

'A&E waiting room is like a war zone' Report finds worrying experiences of Welsh emergency departments

A report into three Welsh A&Es and one minor injuries units found patients had mixed experiences with some very worrying findings

The Guardian - UK

One in eight UK adults using private medical care due to NHS delays

Patients said delays had made their illness worse, with 20% currently waiting for an appointment, test or treatment

Daily Mirror

One in five Brits eat smaller portions as millions shiver in own homes, says report

Experts have warned that people are facing 'a positively Dickensian Christmas' as they struggle with rising energy and food costs

Wales Online

Nurse assaulted by patient joins strike picket line to protect colleagues

Caroline Gibbs was severely injured and developed PTSD after the assault

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Daily Mirror

Government accused of 'fiddling figures' over cost of pay rise for NHS nurses

Labour hit out as Tory Health Minister Maria Caulfield claimed a 1% pay rise for struggling nurses would cost the Government £700m and £800m - in the same interview

The Independent UK

Tax to increase in Scotland and IndyRef2 fund scrapped under budget plans

Deputy First Minister John Swinney outlined the Scottish Government’s spending plans for 2023-24 on Thursday.

Daily Mirror

How 'independent' is the NHS pay review body? We look at the facts

Nurses' union leaders have accused the Government of hiding behind the body, which made its recommendation in July - before energy bills rocketed and inflation hit its peak

Bristol Post

Bristol nurses strike: We spoke to people on the picket line outside the Bristol Royal Infirmary

They stood out in the freezing cold to make their voices heard

Daily Record

Scottish Budget: 5 things you need to know from John Swinney's tax rising statement

Ahead of his statement Swinney apologised to the Presiding Officer after details of his Budget were leaked to the media, saying no-one was authorised to do so.

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North East's striking nurses say action is to protect 'mams and dads, brothers and sisters' during historic NHS walk-out

Nurses around Tyneside stood on picket lines across the region as part of strike action during the ongoing NHS pay dispute

Nottingham Post

Nottingham nurses share why they are striking as historic NHS walkout takes place

'We suffer in the wards, we are working short-staffed all the time'

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