Junior doctor could leave job over pay dispute
Dr Mohammed Hussain is joining national colleagues in three days of strike action. Source link
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Disruption warning as junior doctor strikes return
The BMA rejected a last-minute plea by five national organisations, including Age UK and the Patients Association, for the strike action to be downgraded to a partial walkout, with some emergency cover provided by junior doctors. Consultants and specialist doctors would provide life-and-limb cover, the union said. Source link
Sanitary worker arrested for filming doctor while taking bath in Mumbai hospital
A sanitary worker was arrested for secretly filming a female resident doctor while she was taking a bath in a hospital in Chembur in Mumbai, police said on Thursday. According to the police, Ashok Gupta, a 28-year-old worker at the Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya Shatabdi Municipal General, peeped into the bathroom of the hostel while … Read more
Nurses react with fury over doctor pay offer
Union leaders say strikes more likely, after ministers offer consultants in England up to 19% extra. Source link
Lee Anderson: Tory MP apologises to doctor over strike tweet
The Ashfield MP, who is also a presenter on the GB News channel, said he understood Dr Dolphin had donated the pay for his covered shift to the BMA strike fund, and “whilst I do not agree with the strikes” this was an unselfish act and he would make the same contribution to the fund. … Read more
GP appointments: Man leaves doctor of 77 years over delay
“We have heard from GPs who have been unable to recruit permanent staff for years on end, examples of extreme burnout causing hospitalisation and a rising number of surgeries having to close their doors as they struggle with bills and staffing expenses, leaving thousands of patients having to be treated elsewhere.” Source link
72-hour doctor strike to cause extreme disruption
Three-day joint walkout by junior doctors and consultants begins on Monday as pay dispute escalates. Source link
Doctor paid £3,000 for shift as new strike begins
Concern mounts about costs of walkouts in England, as doctors charge premium rates to provide cover. Source link
NHS Wales: Doctor pay rise reliant on service cuts, says Morgan
Responding to Ms Morgan’s comments on Thursday, Welsh Conservative health spokesman Russell George said Labour ministers should “scrap the costly vanity projects, cancel plans to expand the Senedd, U-turn on the 20mph blanket speed limit rollout and prioritise health spending” rather than cut NHS services. Source link
Lucy Letby: NHS managers must be held to account, whistleblower doctor says
He also said he did not consider himself a whistleblower, but “I was simply trying to escalate concerns that all my colleagues shared, of a spike in mortality, an association with a member of staff, the unusual nature of these events, and the unusual timing of these events. Source link