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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

Manchester Evening News

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

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

The Independent UK

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

Daily Mirror

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

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

The Independent UK

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

Evening Standard

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

Chronicle Live

Up to 100,000 nurses to go on strike before Christmas amid warning over urgent operations

‘NHS is facing what may be its hardest ever winter, amid severe staff shortages’ NHS Providers warn

The Independent UK

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Health chiefs slapped down by stats watchdog over 'misleading' nurse pay graph

The UK Statistics Authority has taken to task officials working for Health Secretary Steve Barclay for a "poor and misleading" graph that exaggerated increases in nurse pay

Daily Mirror

Up to 100,000 nurses to strike in December with threat to escalate action

RCN says further action will be taken in England, Wales and Northern Ireland if government does not negotiate over pay

The Guardian - UK

Up to 100,000 nursing staff to walk out next month over pay - with four London trusts affected

Royal College of Nursing confirms location of December strikes across the UK

Evening Standard

Nurses confirm 76 NHS trusts where they will strike before Christmas - see full list

The Royal College of Nursing has announced 76 NHS trusts and services will see up to 100,000 strike walkouts next month during an expected winter of discontent

Daily Mirror

Fury as striking nurses set to be offered 'free tea and coffee' over better pay

The Health Secretary Steve Barclay has said his 'door is open' to resume talks with nurses' union over working conditions as staff set to walkout on 15 and 20 December

Daily Mirror

Diphtheria risk for public 'very low' despite cases rising among asylum seekers

By November 10, the UK Health Security Agency had identified 39 diphtheria cases among asylum seekers in England this year so far, and the number is understood to have risen to about 50

Daily Mirror

Diphtheria risk for public ‘very low’ despite rise in asylum seeker cases

Steve Barclay said hundreds of migrants were vaccinated before being moved out of the Manston processing centre in Kent.

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

‘My door is open but contingency plans must be made’ – Health Secretary

It comes amid reports that armed forces personnel could be drafted in to help the NHS during planned strike action.

The Independent UK

Health chiefs acted to stop diphtheria outbreak at asylum centre, minister insists

Steve Barclay, the health secretary, denies negligence – arguing more than 500 people at Manston were vaccinated

Wales Online

Army could be called on to plug gaps in strike-hit NHS

Minister insists there are no 'immediate plans' but has not ruled it out

The Independent UK

No ‘immediate plans’ for Army to plug gaps in NHS to ease sting of strikes

Health and defence officials are drawing up a contingency strategy as ambulance drivers and paramedics consider joining nurses on the picket lines.

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Manchester Evening News

Army could help NHS during nursing strikes under contingency plans

The government could make use of a protocol similar to the one used in the pandemic to receive military aid for essential health services

Wales Online

Blueprint inspired by Covid-19 vaccine rollout will tackle NHS missions, says Rishi Sunak

Cancer, obesity, mental health and addiction are the NHS's four 'healthcare missions'

Wales Online

Army would step in to help NHS during winter of strikes under contingency plans

Health and defence officials are planning proposals to counter major walkouts

The Independent UK

Army could step in to help NHS during winter of strikes

Health and defence officials are drawing up a strategy to tackle a possible wave of industrial action in the health service

The Independent UK

Pay deals to match inflation are unaffordable, minister warns as strikes loom

Transport Secretary Mark Harper said there ‘simply isn’t the money’.

Manchester Evening News

Nurses edge closer to strike action as government 'refuses to talk over pay'

Details of who will walk out are set to be confirmed

Wales Online

Nurses tell England Health Secretary it’s ‘pay negotiations or nothing’ to avert strikes

Nurses are preparing to strike on December 15 and 20 unless they get a 19% pay rise

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