Family doctors have voted to take collective action for the first time in 60 years, the British Medical Association has confirmed.
01/08/2024
The Health Secretary has urged GPs not to strike as proposed industrial action threatens to bring the NHS to a standstill.
01/08/2024
A Treasury minister has hinted that public sector workers, including teachers and nurses, could receive a recommended 5.5% pay rise.
21/07/2024
Teachers and nurses are among millions of public sector workers who should be given 5.5% pay rises, ministers have been told.
20/07/2024
Fears have been raised about the impact of the latest junior doctors strike, which comes amid a heatwave that has seen temperatures rise to over 30C in parts of the country.
27/06/2024
Specialist, associate specialist, and specialty (SAS) doctors in England have voted in favour of a new pay deal from the government, according to the British Medical Association (BMA).
18/06/2024
Junior doctors announced new strike dates days before the General Election to coincide with Labour's announcements on the NHS, the Health Secretary has suggested to LBC.
29/05/2024
Junior doctors have voted by 98 per cent to continue strike action, extending their long-running pay dispute by at least six months.
20/03/2024
Junior doctors have gone on strike again as part of their long-running pay dispute with the government.
24/02/2024
The Health Secretary has told striking junior doctors that the NHS belongs to everyone in the UK, and warned that the health service cannot be "switched on and off on whim".
05/01/2024
NHS managers have sent over 20 requests for doctors to return to wards over patient safety concerns - but the British Medical Association has accused them of 'misusing' these calls.
04/01/2024
More than 300,000 appointments and operations could be cancelled during the nine days of junior doctors’ strikes to be held over the festive period.
21/12/2023
Hospitals face a struggle to keep elderly patients safe over the Christmas period due to the biggest doctors' strike in history.
19/12/2023
The Cheltenham General Hospital's A&E unit will deal only with minor injuries and illness, diverting A&E cases to another hospital due to the junior doctor strikes, which start tomorrow.
19/12/2023
Trains, buses and the NHS will all be impacted by strike action over Christmas and the New Year - but when exactly will you be affected by industrial action?
05/12/2023
