Offer from nurses to 'pause' Christmas strikes rebuffed by Downing Street Foreign Secretary James Cleverly says independent review process will determine pay increases Wales Online · Dec 11, 2022
Ministers accused of ‘dangerous’ stance after they refuse to negotiate pay with nurses to prevent strikes Nursing leaders have offered to suspend Thursday’s industrial action in return for talks The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2022
NHS chief warns nurse strike could make waiting times longer Up to 100,000 Royal College of Nursing (RCN) members will strike on Thursday for the first time in the union’s 126-year history Evening Standard · Dec 11, 2022
Unions clash with Health Secretary who warns of ‘significant’ strike risks The Royal College of Nursing on Saturday offered to “press pause” on planned strike action if Steve Barclay agreed to negotiate properly on pay. The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2022
Nurse pay talks in Health Secretary's court as union could 'pause' strikes Members of the RCN are due to start a wave of strikes next week Wales Online · Dec 10, 2022
Tory Steve Barclay to stub out plan to make Britain tobacco free by 2030 Whitehall sources say he is abandoning the scheme to raise the legal age for buying tobacco one year every year until no-one was able to buy cigarettes at all Daily Mirror · Dec 10, 2022
Nurses' union offers to pause NHS strikes if Health Secretary agrees to pay talks In a statement, Royal College of Nurses (RCN) general secretary Pat Cullen called on Steve Barclay to engage, saying: "Negotiate with nurses and avoid this strike. Five times my offer to negotiate has been turned down" Daily Mirror · Dec 10, 2022
Nurses’ union ‘ready to pause strikes’ if health secretary agrees to pay talks RCN has reportedly offered to ‘press pause’ on planned strike action The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2022
Exclusive: health unions offer to pause NHS strikes if government join pay talks Royal College of Nursing and Unison call on health secretary to negotiate with them to avoid action at Christmas and new year The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2022
Health secretary accused of ‘refusing’ to negotiate with striking nurses’ leader over her gender ‘I think there’s an issue here with us being female,’ RCN boss says The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2022
Why NHS ambulance staff in North East are going on strike, pay offer and emergency cover plans North East Ambulance Trust paramedics, call handlers, emergency care assistants and other staff are set to strike on Wednesday December 21 Chronicle Live · Dec 10, 2022
RCN leader accuses Health Secretary of ‘bullyboy’ tactics RCN members are due to take part in unprecedented national strikes on December 15 and December 20. The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2022
Nurses’ union leader accuses Steve Barclay of ‘bullyboy’ tactics Exclusive: Pat Cullen says health secretary is unwilling to negotiate with a woman acting for a largely female workforce The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2022
Are vaccines available for Strep A and scarlet fever? UK outbreak has already led to the deaths of several children but health secretary insists no shortage of antibiotics available The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2022
Daily Mirror · Dec 8, 2022 Rachel Reeves won't say if nurses' pay offer would be a penny higher under Labour Labour today vowed to fight a new Tory crackdown on strikes 'every step of the way' - and repeal laws from 2016. But the Shadow Chancellor would not be drawn on whether striking nurses should get a better pay deal
The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022 Yousaf stresses ‘no shortage of supply’ of antibiotics for Strep A infections Scottish Health Secretary Humza Yousaf said he has had ‘guarantees around the stock’ from the Chief Pharmaceutical Officer.
Leeds Live · Dec 8, 2022 Rob Burrow hits out at government over £50Million of 'missing' MND money There have been claims the MND funding money 'can't be accessed' by the government
Daily Mirror · Dec 7, 2022 Strep A: Pharmacies warn of shortages in antibiotics as 20 ill at single school It comes as the UK continues to be rocked by a surge in cases of Strep A with several cases of the potentially deadly invasive Strep A being reported among schoolchildren in recent weeks
Daily Mirror · Dec 7, 2022 Nurses demand to be 'valued' as pay lags behind much of Europe - read letter in full The Royal College of Nursing has written to Health Secretary Steve Barclay citing this week’s international report by the OECD as “categorical evidence that the United Kingdom values nurses less than others” as they prepare for strike action next Thursday
Evening Standard · Dec 7, 2022 Strep A: London’s scarlet fever hotspots revealed as parents urged to stay vigilant for symptoms New figures show certain boroughs have higher rates of infection
The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2022 Concerns raised for elderly if no falls cover provided during ambulance strikes Dame Esther Rantzen has warned that some older people ‘may well die’.
Daily Mirror · Dec 7, 2022 'Scaremongering' Tories threaten ambulance strike crackdown and raise claims over safety The Prime Minister said he would bring forward 'tough new laws' against industrial action and No10 suggested it could extend beyond transport networks to other sectors - but wouldn't give any detail
The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2022 Are vaccines available for Strep A and scarlet fever? UK outbreak has already led to the deaths of several children but health secretary insists no shortage of antibiotics available
Manchester Evening News · Dec 7, 2022 Health secretary will meet with unions over 'emergency coverage' during strikes Steve Barclay will meet with the unions to clarify weather category two callouts will be observed during the winter strike
The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2022 UK pharmacists report shortages of strep A antibiotics Health secretary says government ‘not aware’ of issue but some independent outlets say stocks running low