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Strep A: ‘Patchy’ penicillin supply as demand for antibiotics rises

‘We simply cannot get the products. It’s patchy,’ industry boss says

The Independent UK

Ambulances may not get to all emergency calls during strikes, says Barclay

Health secretary says it is not yet certain if staff in England and Wales will respond to calls from people who have had heart attacks

The Guardian - UK

No 10 says Michelle Mone has lost Conservative whip ‘by default’ – as it happened

In taking leave of absence from Lords over PPE contracts allegations, Mone no longer a Tory peer, says PM’s spokesperson

The Guardian - UK

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Health Secretary gives update on Strep A antibiotics supply

Steve Barclay issued a statement after the Pharmacy Association said there were "blips" in the provision of liquid penicillin

Liverpool Echo

No shortage of antibiotics to treat Strep A, says Health Secretary

To date, at least nine children have died from complications caused by the Strep A infection.

The Independent UK

Ambulances won’t respond if elderly fall during strikes, health secretary warns

’At the moment the trade unions are saying those things wouldn’t be covered,’ Steve Barclay says

The Independent UK

Government in 'close contact' with medical suppliers over Strep A outbreak as nine children die

A five-year-old girl has become the latest child to die with the infection

Manchester Evening News

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Some GPs may lack antibiotics for Strep A but UK has ‘good’ supplies, says Health Secretary

Steve Barclay said parents should be ‘vigilant’ about the risk of children getting seriously ill from Strep A

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak under pressure to step in to avert strikes in ‘winter of discontent’

Ambulance workers to walk out on 21 December, as rail strikes confirmed for next week

The Independent UK

Strep A: Patients with sore throats can see GP on SAME DAY as infection sweeps UK

Patients with sore throats are being fast-tracked GP appointments if they have symptoms of Strep A as the deadly bacterial infection spreads across the UK, with nine confirmed deaths

Daily Mirror

‘My door is open’, Health Secretary tells striking nurses

Steve Barclay made the claim as he faced suggestions from Labour he was “using nurses as a scapegoat to avoid blame” for the difficult winter ahead.

The Independent UK

Ministers to overhaul NHS pension rules to encourage doctors to work on

Government officials said changes will remove financial penalties for senior clinicians who want to carry on working.

The Independent UK

Tory chairman’s ‘NHS strikes help Putin’ claim dismissed as ‘ludicrous’

Nadhim Zahawi urges nurses to call off strikes and negotiate but union says it is ministers who are refusing to talk

The Guardian - UK

December of discontent: will strikers or government and management take the blame?

The Christmas calendar is packed with disruptive industrial action and public anger could deepen Rishi Sunak’s woes

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Daily Mirror

'Give our nurses a fair deal now - for the sake of their patients and the NHS'

As 100,000 nurses prepare to walk out over pay and conditions, the Health Secretary Steve Barclay needs to get on with his job and negotiate with the Royal College of Nursing to protect patient safety

Daily Mirror

Nurse says 'I wouldn't want my family cared for here' as staff shortages laid bare

The Royal College of Nursing confirmed last week that 76 NHS trusts and services will see up to 100,000 strike walkouts in less than two weeks' time

The Guardian - UK

Ministers accused of ‘spoiling for a fight’ with nurses over pay

While health secretary Steve Barclay says he will not negotiate, unions suggest the compromise reached in Scotland could help avert strikes

Chronicle Live

What do we know about NHS strikes this month - and how will North East hospitals and the ambulance service be affected?

Wide-ranging strikes could lead to delays and cancellations this winter.

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Daily Mirror

Patients wait over an HOUR for ambulances in worst-hit places - see delays in your area

Figures provided by all 10 ambulance trusts in England reveal a 'stark postcode lottery', with people in Cornwall suffering from possible strokes or heart attacks waiting for an average of 100 minutes for help

Manchester Evening News

More ambulance workers vote to strike ahead of Christmas over pay and 'staff levels crisis'

NHS chiefs have warned that ambulance services will be 'incredibly stretched' due to the strikes

The Independent UK

NHS would ‘welcome’ Army help to prop up service during strikes, says health chief

‘We will really welcome their support’, says NHS Providers leader

Daily Mirror

Ambulance staff to strike before Christmas as Health Secretary rebuffs pay talks plea

Health Secretary Steve Barclay said pay demands were 'not affordable' and warned unions that strikes were in 'nobody's best interest' as thousands of ambulance workers back walkouts

The Independent UK

Government condemned for ‘poor and misleading’ graph exaggerating nurses’ pay rises

Health department’s infographic ‘exaggerates’ salary increases, says statistics watchdog

Evening Standard

Call in the army, says NHS boss as ambulance crews set to strike

Britain’s biggest union Unison said ambulance workers in England intend to strike before Christmas, with nurses also planning walk-outs

Chronicle Live

Newcastle, Gateshead and Northumbria NHS trust nurses set to strike just days before Christmas

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is hosting its first ever national acts of industrial action next month in a massive pay and conditions dispute

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