The Latest Breaking News from Steve Barclay

Steve Barclay should be docked pay for failing to end doctor strikes, Tories told

The Lib Dems have called for Parliament to be recalled so they can table a motion calling for the Health Secretary and his ministerial team to have their pay suspended until the dispute is resolved

Daily Mirror · Apr 12, 2023

Junior doctors: BMA asks Acas to help as it urges Government to enter negotiations

Ministers were urged to get round the table to try and break the deadlock between the parties as junior doctors began a second day of strike action.

The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2023

Junior doctors’ union asks Acas to help end strikes deadlock

Conciliation service urged to look for ways to end logjam with government over demand for 35% pay rise

The Guardian - UK · Apr 12, 2023

Sunak tells striking doctors: Withdraw your ‘unreasonable’ 35% pay demand if you want a deal

Former health minister Lord Bethall said doctors’ actions were ‘bonkers’ as four-day walkout begins

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023

Analysis: Why are junior doctors striking and will the dispute be resolved?

Strikes are likely to continue with no prospect of talks in sight - leaving patients facing further disruption

Evening Standard · Apr 11, 2023

Barclay slams ‘regrettable’ four-day strike by junior doctors in bitter pay row

The Health Secretary said the walkouts have ‘clearly been timed to have an impact on patients’.

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023

Junior doctors’ strike: what are the risks?

Junior doctors in the UK have begun a four-day strike over pay in what could be the most disruptive industrial action taken by healthcare workers yet. 

The Week · Apr 11, 2023

Junior doctors’ strike: hospitals ‘worried about overnight patient safety’

Bosses say they are concerned because of a shortage of consultants available to cover for striking staff

The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2023

Doctors' strike - NHS in Bristol says appointments will continue

Junior doctors' strike is "the most disruptive industrial action in NHS history" says NHS head

Bristol Post · Apr 11, 2023

NHS strikes: What is a junior doctor’s salary and what is the government offering?

The British Medical Association is calling for junior doctors’ real-terms pay to be restored to 2009 levels

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023