Hundreds of staff at the Care Quality Commission (CQC) are to work to rule from next week in a dispute over pay. Unison said those taking industrial action include inspectors
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Hospital bosses have expressed concern about keeping patients safe as they struggle to secure cover for overnight junior doctor shifts during strikes. NHS Providers warned that the 96-hour junior doctor
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The chief executive of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) said it is “alarming” that a survey found almost one in four jobs are vacant across the
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Unions representing social care staff are calling for an urgent meeting with ministers to discuss the workforce “crisis” in the sector. The TUC and officials from Unison, Unite and the
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Unions have said they will pause further strike action by healthcare workers after securing a meeting with Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris over pay. Mr Heaton-Harris and the Department of
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More than three-quarters of a million people in the UK with long Covid are likely to have first had the virus at least two years ago, new figures suggest. Some
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Nursery workers facing pay cuts of up to £6,000 have protested outside council offices, warning that some fear losing their homes. Parents joined nursery staff and union members in the
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The NHS could make “significant dents” in plugging workforce shortages by working “smarter” and more efficiently, its chief strategy officer has said. Chris Hopson said more staff were needed but
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A review describing a toxic culture of bullying at one of the country’s largest NHS trusts shows its “reluctance to accept criticism”, a health watchdog has said. Rob Behrens (pictured),
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Millions of pounds of compensation promised by ministers to relatives of frontline health and social care workers who died during the pandemic may remain unclaimed, according to a union. Unison
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