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Health bosses are deeply worried about the ambulance strike
Health officials have cautioned that during today's ambulance strike in England and Wales, patient safety cannot be guaranteed.However, according to NHS England, emergency care...
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Amid NHS crisis, England hospitals pay up to £5,200 for a single agency doctor shift
According to figures obtained by Labour through Freedom of Information requests to NHS trusts across the country, the most expensive shift was £5,234, which...
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NHS Scotland receives new pay offer
NHS Scotland health workers threatened with strike have received an improved pay offer averaging 7.5%.Unions will now consider the Scottish government's £515 million deal.Before...
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UK: Nurses give government five days to begin wage negotiations, or they’ll strike in December
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) announced last week that its members at the majority of NHS employers across the UK had voted to...
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Hunt pledges to increase NHS budget
Moving onto the NHS, Jeremy Hunt says he knows how hard those in the healthcare sector work."The biggest issues are workforce shortages and pressures...
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Hunt says NHS must tackle waste
Jeremy Hunt goes on to ask the NHS "to join all public services in tackling waste and inefficiency"."We want Scandinavian quality alongside Singaporean efficiency...
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What has the chancellor announced?
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is laying out his plan for the country's finances going forward in the House of Commons.Here is what the chancellor has...
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Hunt kicks off autumn statement
The chancellor is on his feet at the despatch box in the House of Commons to reveal the government's new economic policies.Mr Hunt begins...
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NHS England data show a record number of people waiting at least four hours in A&E
Data from England's NHS shows that, a record number of people waited at least four hours from the decision to admit to A&E.In October,...
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The Royal College of Nursing has announced the first strike in its 106-year history
The RCN had requested that its members be paid 5% more than the RPI inflation rate, which is currently above 12%.A nursing union representing...