Thousands of health workers to strike in Northern Ireland on Thursday
Thousands of health workers in Northern Ireland are to take to the picket lines in a row over pay and conditions. Paramedics will be among the workers taking part in
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‘Extraordinarily brave’ girl who lost four limbs gets multimillion-pound settlement approved
An “extraordinarily brave” girl who had all four limbs amputated after she was wrongly discharged from hospital has had a multimillion-pound settlement approved by a judge. Lawyers for the child,
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Nurses condemn ‘ignorant’ comments from Tory MP over food bank use
Nurses have criticised Conservative MP and former levelling up secretary Simon Clarke for his suggestion that they need to budget better if they are having to rely on food banks.
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Royal College of Nursing announce two further strike dates impacting 73 NHS trusts
Nurses will stage two more strikes next month as a row with the Government over pay shows no clear sign of reaching a resolution. In an escalation of industrial action,
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Nurses to stage two more strikes in Wales, union announces
Nurses in Wales will stage two more strikes next month as part of an ongoing dispute with the Welsh Government over pay. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) in Wales
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Health Secretary urged to address ‘workforce crisis’ at meeting with medical leaders
The Health Secretary has been warned by doctors’ unions that he must address the “workforce crisis” at a meeting during which there was no movement on pay demands. Steve Barclay
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University research shows marked increase in mental health prescriptions for children
Antidepressant prescriptions for children in one part of Scotland have increased by almost 60% in six years, research has found. Experts from the University of Aberdeen compared mental health prescriptions issued
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Physiotherapists in England announce two days of strikes over pay and staffing
Physiotherapists are to stage two strikes in the coming weeks in a dispute over pay and staffing. NHS physiotherapy staff across England will strike on January 26 and February 9,
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Veteran paramedic calls for national inquiry into patient deaths caused by extreme delays
A veteran paramedic has called for a UK-wide independent inquiry to be launched into ambulances services and the number of patient deaths being caused by extreme waiting times. Rob Harrington,
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Funding for care beds ‘will not address root causes of NHS and care challenges’
“Tacked-on” funding to buy extra care beds in the community and speed up the discharge of hospital patients will not address the long-term root problems plaguing the health and social
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