Number of cancelled operations double in three years due to NHS shortages Data shows 30,000 operations were cancelled last year in England The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2022
Anas Sarwar urged to condemn Wes Streeting's 'appalling' attack on health union SCOTTISH Labour have been told to urgently condemn an "unconscionable attack" on a health union by Keir Starmer’s shadow health… The National (Scotland) · Dec 13, 2022
Nurses slam Government for refusing to take steps to avert strike action The Royal College of Nursing said the Tories would not discuss pay as RCN chief Pat Cullen said after last night’s discussion with Health Secretary Steve Barclay: “I needed to come out of this meeting with something serious to show nurses why they should not strike this week" Daily Mirror · Dec 13, 2022
Number of cancelled operations ‘doubles in three years due to NHS shortages’ In total, 158,000 operations were called off for non-clinical reasons in 2021-22 The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2022
NHS operations cancelled in England due to staff shortages double in three years Labour highlights issue to back up pledge to invest heavily in addressing shortages The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2022
NHS: 30,000 operations cancelled ‘due to staff shortages’ Labour said the number of cancelled operations has doubled since 2020/21. The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2022
NHS backlog is a crisis for Conservatives, but a chance for Labour Only the Blair/Brown government managed to reduce waiting times, but that strategy won’t work for Rishi Sunak The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2022
Thousands of NHS appointments cancelled as talks fail to avert nursing strike Ministers admit they cannot eliminate risk to public from wave of industrial action The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2022
Irony dies as Tories accuse Labour of using the NHS as a political football Another junior minister plays the fall guy as government keeps fingers firmly in its ears over strikes The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2022
Talks to avert nurses’ strike fail after Health Secretary’s ‘belligerence’ – RCN The Royal College of Nursing said Steve Barclay refused to discuss pay during a meeting on Monday. The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2022
Steve Barclay accused of ‘belligerence’ after refusing to discuss nurses’ pay at strike talks ‘They have closed their books and walked away’, says RCN chief after last-ditch bid to avoid strikes fails The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2022
Private hospitals coming to the NHS’s rescue? Labour should know better Evidence about the parasitic and risky nature of private healthcare has been mounting for decades, says David Rowland of the Centre for Health and the Public Interest The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2022
Keir Starmer ‘tattooing on his forehead’ that Labour won’t do deal with SNP Labour leader challenges Nicola Sturgeon on whether she would ‘prop up Tory government’ The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2022
Government’s approach to NHS pay row ‘disgusting’ – Labour Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting said ministers were ‘spoiling for a fight’ over the dispute. The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2022
Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2022 Labour’s strikes strategy is shifty but simple — let the Tories own the pain In politics it always pays to watch the money. The most telling recent fact in British politics has been the fact that in the three months to September, the Labour party attracted £2.8 million in business donations, which is the first time Labour has raised more than the Tories since…
The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2022 RCN accuse government of ‘belligerence’ as talks to avert strike action fail; Wales strikes to go ahead – as it happened Royal College of Nursing says Steve Barclay refused to discuss pay at meeting on Monday; Welsh nurses to strike after last-minute talks fail
The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2022 Cobra meeting to discuss plans for military staff to cover striking workers Labour and former army head warn repeated use of armed forces may lead to burnout and soldiers quitting
The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2022 NHS paying up to £5,200 a shift for agency doctors, Labour research shows Party criticises significant rise in use of temporary staff while places at medical school have been cut
The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2022 Public braced for walkouts as ministers accused of ‘dangerous’ attitude to strikes Government rejects pay talks with nurses despite warning patients face ‘significant’ risks
Daily Mirror · Dec 11, 2022 NHS patients could be treated at private hospitals to ease backlogs as nurses strike The Royal College of Nursing will stage its first-ever national walkout on December 15 and 20 from 8am to 8pm - and some NHS patients may get treatment at private health providers
The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2022 Wes Streeting claims BMA ‘hostile’ towards Labour’s NHS plans Doctors’ union criticises shadow health secretary for ‘incredibly disappointing’ comments over funding and primary care
Daily Mirror · Dec 11, 2022 Tory refusal to discuss pay a 'complete joke' - despite union offer to pause strike Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the Government was 'spoiling for a fight' and claimed it was cynically planning to shift responsibility for 'an NHS crisis which is squarely their fault'
The National (Scotland) · Dec 11, 2022 Senior Labour frontbencher launches attack on health union THE British Medical Association (BMA) has criticised the “disappointing” comments from Labour’s shadow health secretary after he launched an…
The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2022 Doctors ‘incredibly disappointed’ after Streeting takes aim at ‘hostile’ BMA The shadow health secretary said that Labour will not have a ‘something-for-nothing culture in the NHS’.
Evening Standard · 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