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News‘Constructive’ first ambulance strike agreement revealed
Elderly people who fall may only be sent an ambulance after they have spent four hours on the floor, and some category 2 calls may not be responded to under one of the first agreements with ambulance unions about next week’s strikes.
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NewsTrusts press for more ‘life and limb’ cover during ambulance strike
Ambulance trusts are pressing unions to confirm that crews will cover at least some ‘category two’ calls — which include suspected heart attacks and strokes — during next week’s strike, amid growing fears for patients’ safety.
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NewsUrgent call for help as ambulance trust faces relying on ‘first aiders’ during strikes
Medics and nurses have been urgently called upon to support London Ambulance Service during next week’s strike action, as it will otherwise have to rely on staff only able to provide ‘first aid’.
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NewsMidwives will not strike, after ballot falls short
The Royal College of Midwives has not met thresholds required to strike in its vote in England, it announced today, but physiotherapy staff are set to strike at more than 100 trusts in their first ever action ballot over pay.
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NewsAmbulance strike dates and trusts revealed
Thousands of ambulance staff across England will go on strike during the festive period this month in a dispute over pay, three unions have announced.
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NewsAmbulance strike action spreads
GMB Union members at eight of England’s ten ambulance trusts have voted to take strike action.
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NewsRevealed: Nurses at half of South West trusts to strike in December
Nurses at half of the trusts in the South West are going on strike in mid-December, compared with just one in 10 in the South East.
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NewsPritchard admits NHS behind on elective catch up
NHS England’s chief executive has admitted the service is behind on its commitment to increase elective activity to 130 per cent of pre-covid levels by 2025, saying the recovery would need to be ‘reprofiled’ to catch up after this year.
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NewsTrusts told: seek local deals on urgent services during strikes
NHS England has urged trusts to reach agreements with local union reps for maintaining a range of critical services – including cancer treatment, discharges, and mental health crisis response – during strikes.
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NewsNurses’ strike dates announced
Nurses will go on strike over pay and safety concerns on two dates in mid-December, the Royal College of Nursing has announced today.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Barclay, strikes and eye-catching appointments
This week we bring you our reaction to Steve Barclay’s first major speech since returning as health and social care secretary, during which HSJ questioned him about his view on NHS funding.
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NewsTrust bosses fear fallout of co-ordinated strikes
Trust leaders have raised concerns about other major unions striking on the same dates as the Royal College of Nursing in co-ordinated action, which would make avoiding disruption and harm ‘more hairy’.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: What strikes mean for NHS managers
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night – and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce.
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NewsNurses at half of NHS organisations vote for strike
Nursing staff at around half of NHS organisations have voted in favour of strike action over pay and safety concerns, the Royal College of Nursing has said.
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NewsNHS England orders ‘arctic willow’ test run for strikes
Systems have been told by NHS England to prepare to take part in a “multi-day exercise” to stress test the health service ahead of a winter of extreme operational pressures and possible strike action.
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NewsExclusive: Coffey warned of ‘significant risk’ posed by CQC restructuring
Staff at the Care Quality Commission have been left ‘in fear of speaking out’ against structural changes to the organisation which they believe ‘pose a significant risk’ to the CQC’s ability to regulate health services, trade unions have told the health and social care secretary.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: A summer of ‘pressure, stress and anxiety’
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night – and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce.
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NewsExit payments above £95k to require ministerial sign-off
Severance payments above £95,000 will require ministerial approval under new proposals unveiled by the government.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Leaders’ ‘moral’ duty on the cost of living crisis
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night – and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Fight, or walk
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night – and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce.