The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) is lagging behind many comparable countries in terms of health outcomes, a study has found. While the taxpayer-funded health care system does well in shielding the ill from the financial impact, it performs worse in a number of important outcomes such as life expectancy and avoidable deaths, according to…
NHS Delivers Poorer Health Outcome Than Many Comparable Countries: UK Report
More Than a Million NHS Staff Members Receive Pay Rise
The UK Department of Health announced increased salaries for NHS staff on Thursday, following months of negotiations between unions and the government. Under the new rules, health care professionals and staff will receive a 5 percent consolidated increase in pay, backdated to April. This includes eligible employees on the Agenda for Change contract (AfC), which…
Labour’s Starmer Pledges to Cut Heart Attacks and Strokes and Make NHS ‘Fit for the Future’
The Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer has promised to reduce cardiovascular disease—including heart attacks and stroke—by 25 percent within a decade and bring down waiting times by 2030 so 95 percent of all accident and emergency (A&E) patients are seen within four hours. Starmer made the pledges during a major speech on the National…
Patients to Get Prescription Medicines From Pharmacies to Cut Waiting Times
Patients across the UK will be able to get prescription medication directly from a pharmacy, without a prior appointment with a GP. Millions of patients will receive quicker, more convenient access to care from their high street pharmacy, the NHS announced on May 9, along with a “major new GP access recovery plan.” Patients will…
Health Unions Accept NHS Pay Offer for England
NHS staff in England including nurses, midwives, and ambulance staff are set to get a five percent pay rise after most health unions voted to accept the government’s pay offer on Tuesday. The deal also includes a one-off payment for 2022 that equals 2 percent of one’s salary, and a one-off “NHS backlog bonus” for…
Nurses’ Strike Cut Short as UK Court Rules 2nd Day of Action Unlawful
The planned strike by nurses in England will be cut short after a High Court judge ruled the last day of the action would be unlawful. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) had planned a 48-hour industrial action in the National Health Service (NHS) in England, which would begin on the evening of April 30…
UK Nurses’ Strikes Could Continue Till Christmas, Union Leader Warns
Nurses could strike until Christmas if they cannot reach a deal with the UK government, a union leader has warned. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) announced on Friday that its members in the National Health Service (NHS) in England are set to strike again for 48 hours over the May bank holiday. The announcement…
Doctors Union Asks Conciliation Service Acas to Help Break Deadlock Over Strikes
A British doctors union has asked the conciliation service Acas to broker talks with the government amid the continuing junior doctors’ strike over a bitter pay dispute. Junior doctors across England have entered the second day of their four-day strike, which is causing serious disruption to the National Health Service (NHS). It has been estimated…
Patient Safety Fears as Junior Doctors in England Begin 4-Day Walkout
Junior doctors across England have begun a four-day strike in a worsening dispute over pay, which is set to cause serious disruption to the National Health Service (NHS). It has been estimated that some 350,000 appointments and operations have been rescheduled as a result of the walkout by members of the British Medical Association (BMA)….
Four-Day Walkout by Junior Doctors ‘Could See 250,000 Appointments Postponed’
Up to a quarter of a million appointments and operations could be postponed due to four days of strikes by junior doctors, the NHS Confederation has warned, amid fears over patient safety. Dr. Layla McCay, director of policy at the confederation, said health bosses were more concerned about the impact of the latest walkout—which falls…
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