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Why ambulance workers in England and Wales are going on strike

Emergency service workers are set to strike on December 21 2022, to demand better pay. The strike action is happening as the UK is witnessing the worst ambulance handover delays on record. Thousands of patients are having to wait outside AEs up and down the country in the back of…

The Conversation

Covid warning for people seeing vulnerable loved ones at Christmas as hospitalisations surge

The growing hospitalisations spell disaster for an already ‘creaking’ NHS, experts warn

The Independent UK

Covid and flu jab teams have visited every care home in England, says NHS

More than 15,000 premises visited by vaccination teams with 88% of all eligible residents boosted, says NHS England

Wales Online

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Every care home in England visited by coronavirus and flu vaccine teams – NHS

Some 15,019 care homes across the country have been visited by vaccination teams, NHS England said.

The Independent UK

Scramble to free up hospital beds ahead of ambulance strike

NHS bosses warn of ’extensive disruption’ as mass walkouts loom

The Independent UK

Hospitals urged to free up beds ahead of ambulance crew strikes

Ambulance crews in England are set to walk out for two days on December 21 and 28 over pay.

The Independent UK

Former Tory ministers join calls for Sunak to negotiate with nurses

After first day of strike, NHS leaders and former pay review boss implore PM and Steve Barclay to review offer

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One in eight UK adults using private medical care due to NHS delays

Patients said delays had made their illness worse, with 20% currently waiting for an appointment, test or treatment

The Guardian - UK

Nurses will step up strikes unless pay offer improved, NHS official warns

NHS Employers boss says strikes next month likely to be for longer and to affect more trusts if dispute continues

The Guardian - UK

Number of people in hospital with Covid in England rises 22% in a week

Figure rises from 5,501 people on 7 December to 6,720 on 14 December, according to NHS data

The Guardian - UK

Who do you believe: the brilliant NHS staff who treated my cancer, or ministers who spin and lie?

A harrowing Guardian report depicts the struggle to deliver care, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Decade of neglect means NHS unable to tackle care backlog, report says

Exclusive: Government-commissioned paper pinpoints budget squeeze as key reason for service’s loss of capacity

The Guardian - UK

Former NHS boss to take over scandal-hit Greater Manchester mental health services

The trust has also been placed in 'the equivalent of special measures', and is now under the highest level of NHS England intervention

Manchester Evening News

NHS bosses order extra supplies of antibiotics in fight against Strep A

Parents demanded action in fight against rise in Strep A cases after shortages in some places of antibiotics including the liquid version of penicillin - often given to children

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Liverpool Echo

Man who thought he wasn't ill had 'life saved' after appointment

"I truly believe it has saved my life."

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: NHS planning to draft thousands of volunteers as it faces winter crisis

Leaked report warns NHS performance likely to ‘deteriorate further’ due to cold weather, cost of living crisis and strikes

Daily Mirror

Strep A tests free in Wales but not offered by NHS England due to lack of funding

A lateral flow test that can quickly detect Strep A, which has now killed 15 children in the UK, is available for free by the NHS in Wales but not in England due to a lack of funding, it is reported

The Independent UK

Strep A news – live: More child deaths confirmed in the UK

Child death toll rises to 15

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The Independent UK

Mental health staff to work in ambulances and 999 call centres to ease crisis situations

Demand for crisis mental health services has doubled since 2017.

The Independent UK

NHS 111 crisis adds pressure to health system as Strep A calls spike

Exclusive: Holly Ramsey from Kent waited 12 hours for a NHS 111 call back for her children with Scarlet Fever symptoms

The Independent UK

NHS England urges most vulnerable to get winter Covid-19 booster

More than 16 million people have had a coronavirus booster while 18 million have had a flu jab, NHS England said.

Evening Standard

BQ1 Omicron: Fears new Covid variant in UK could spark surge in cases

A new Covid variant in the UK could fuel a surge in cases and put pressure on the NHS, health bosses have warned.

The Guardian - UK

Navigating the NHS: How patients are affected by delays

Years of under-investment and then the shock of the Covid pandemic has left many areas in the NHS struggling. This interactive shows how delays can affect four different patients

Wales Online

NHS England launches 42 Winter War Rooms

The centres will run seven days a week and will be fully manned during daytime hours

The Guardian - UK

NHS England ad campaign hopes to change behaviours and relieve service

The Help Us Help You campaign by M&C Saatchi, worth up to £28.6m, encourages people to cut down on in-person GP visits

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