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Sunak tells health leaders a bold approach will fix NHS

LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told a gathering of health and social-care leaders that a “bold and radical approach” is needed to end the crisis at the country’s National Health Service.

Tribune News Service

Our hospitals have become war zones and the government has no plan

Accounts and images from crisis-hit hospitals are everywhere - but those in power have no plan to stop the suffering, writes Liam Thorp

Liverpool Echo

Britain’s health workers announce more strikes for 2023

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he is ‘sad’ and ‘disappointed’ about widespread strikes but refuses to negotiate.

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Centene, under siege in America, moved into Britain’s National Health Service

LONDON — In the final days of 2020, the U.S. health insurer Centene made a swift incursion into Britain’s prized National Health Service, one of the world’s largest employers.

Tribune News Service

Terrifying reality facing paramedics on the frontline of NHS crisis

Ambulance workers explained the horrific conditions that have led them to take strike action

Liverpool Echo

I’m a former Tory minister and a doctor – and I say give striking nurses a better pay deal

NHS workers in Scotland have been offered close to 8%. Surely their colleagues in England deserve as much, says Dan Poulter, MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich and a former health minister

The Guardian - UK

Nurses want a pay rise – and the NHS needs more nurses

No one has to work for the National Health Service. Many do because they enjoy the job or want to help others. On my best day, I might insert a nifty pun into a leader article or newsletter. A nurse will help save a life. But people still have to…

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'What a tragic day': British nurses strike in bitter pay dispute

National Health Service nurses in Britain staged a strike on Thursday, their first ever national walkout, as a bitter dispute with the government over pay ramps up pressure on already-stretched hospitals at one of the busiest times of year.

Reuters

Nicola Sturgeon slams Tories over claims she 'attacked' NHS in other parts of UK

NICOLA Sturgeon has hit back at Douglas Ross after he claimed she spent more time “attacking” the NHS in other parts of UK rather than focusing…

The National (Scotland)

UK government could bring in military to ease strikes, Conservative chairman says

Britain's government is looking at bringing in the military to help keep public services running if key workers, including in the state-run National Health Service, take strike action, the chairman of the governing Conservative Party said on Sunday.

Reuters

Nicola Sturgeon calls out Douglas Ross over voting record in row over NHS

The First Minister took aim at the Scottish Conservative Party leader over his voting record as MP for Moray.

Daily Record

NHS bosses do not make Government policy – Sturgeon

It comes after health leaders were understood to have discussion the creation of ‘two-tier’ NHS.

The Independent UK

Nicola Sturgeon rubbishes 'bold' Tory claim NHS at risk under SNP

NICOLA Sturgeon rubbished Douglas Ross’s “bold” claim that the NHS in Scotland is under threat from privatisation by the SNP

The National (Scotland)

NHS founding principles 'not up for discussion', says Nicola Sturgeon

SCOTLAND’S First Minister has said the principle of the NHS being free for all is “not up for discussion” amid a report which said NHS leaders…

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Nicola Sturgeon: NHS founding principles ‘not up for discussion’

The minutes of a meeting leaked to the BBC showed discussions over a ‘two-tier’ health system system.

The National (Scotland)

Calls to sack Yousaf over nurse strikes are 'political games', says Nicola Sturgeon

OPPOSITION parties are playing "political" games with their calls to sack Scotland's Health Secretary, Nicola Sturgeon has said.

Reuters

UK healthcare workers and teachers to vote on strikes

More than half a million healthcare workers and teachers in Britain will be given a vote on strike action over pay, unions said on Thursday, adding to the challenges facing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as he tries to get to grips with an economic crisis.

WEKU

A blood shortage in the U.K. may cause some surgeries to be delayed

Part of the reason for the shortage is that there are fewer donors visiting blood collection centers in cities and towns in the aftermath of the pandemic, the National Health Service said.

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Douglas Ross accuses FM of trying to score 'political points' amid clash over A&E waiting times

While Ross focused his questioning on A&E waiting times, Anas Sarwar raised the cases of two patients who were left waiting for months for…

Liverpool Echo

Battered and bruised, Merseyside can't pay the price of more Tory chaos

With communities and public services at breaking point already, what this desperate government is planning is unthinkable, writes Liam Thorp

AFP

High energy prices threaten UK hospital services

London (AFP) - UK hospitals bosses on Thursday warned that patient care may have to be cut to offset huge increases in energy bills over the winter months.

Evening Standard

The Standard View: As London loses more nurses, the next PM needs to urgently address the NHS staffing crisis

The National Health Service is creaking. A winter crisis in August and record waiting lists are evidence that our healthcare system is being pushed to the brink. And today we report further strains.

Zenger

Three Time’s A Charm For Desperate Woman Who Pulled Her Teeth

After her first infected tooth caused her pain in March 2020, she resorted to desperate measures when the pain became unbearable.

Evening Standard

While Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss play to the gallery, the NHS is breaking apart

When Maria Caulfield, the junior health minister, replied to an urgent question in the House of Commons by Wes Streeting, the shadow health secretary, on the ambulance crisis, she said she did not want to play politics with the National Health Service. It is a lovely thought but wholly naïve.…

Reuters

Britain's health service facing worst staffing crisis, say lawmakers

Britain's state-run National Health Service (NHS) is facing its worst ever staffing crisis with thousands of vacancies and the government has no credible strategy to address the problem, a committee of lawmakers said in a report published on Monday.

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