Nick TriggleHealth correspondent PA Media Resident doctors have been picketing outside St. Thomas’ Hospital on Friday morning as the strike began NHS bosses are aiming to keep nearly all services running as resident doctors begin a five-day walkout in England. The strike – the 13th by British Medical Association members in the long-running pay dispute … Read more
Getty Images Resident doctors in Scotland are balloting for strike action after claiming government ministers went back on an agreement over pay. BMA Scotland said the proposed uplift 4.25% for 2025/26 would have been the lowest in the UK and was less than was recommended by the independent pay review body. But Health Secretary Neil … Read more
Nick TriggleHealth correspondent Getty Images The doctors’ union, the British Medical Association (BMA), is acting “like a cartel” and threatening the future of the NHS, the health secretary says. Wes Streeting attacked the doctors’ union ahead of the 13th strike by resident doctors in their long-running dispute in England, which is due to begin on … Read more
29,000 kg of explosives recovered, eight arrested, four doctors found involved and a massive blast — while sources say that no link has been found between the explosion near Red Fort and the arrests in Faridabad, the Kashmiri doctors were questioned after the blast. Notably, the car that was involved in the explosion was sold … Read more
Nick TriggleHealth correspondent Getty Images GP Dr David Turner no longer sees patients on a Wednesday morning. Instead, he spends that time sifting through the online appointment requests to work out what each patient needs. Last week there were 84 requests, and the week before it was more than 100. “It’s relentless – you get … Read more
BBC The government will not “be held to ransom” by striking doctors, Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said. A five-day walkout by resident doctors is due to take place between 14-19 November, in a long-running dispute over pay. Streeting told the BBC there was a deal available to increase the number of speciality training places … Read more
A 28-year-old government doctor, Dr. Sampada Mundhe, ended her life in Satara after writing her final words on her palm. Her suicide note accused Police Sub-Inspector Gopal Badane of rape and Prashant Bankar of harassment, also alleging pressure to issue fake medical certificates under political influence, even naming a Member of Parliament. The case has … Read more
The British Medical Association has announced a fresh round of strikes in England after talks broke down again with the government. The union and government have been in dialogue throughout the summer and early autumn since the last walkout at the end of July. But the BMA said with no progress being made there would … Read more
Doctors at government medical college hospitals in Kerala are intensifying their agitation by staying away from all outpatient clinics on Monday. The Kerala Government Medical College Teachers’ Association (KGMCTA) said on Friday that they were forced to adopt a mode of protest which put the public to difficulties as the government had been quite dismissive … Read more
**EDS: TO GO WITH STORY** Kozhikode: A man looks at a notice pasted outside the closed OPD ticket counter at a hospital, amid a strike by doctors across Kerala after a doctor was attacked at a government-run hospital, in Kozhikode, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. (PTI Photo)(PTI10_09_2025_000305B) | Photo Credit: – Kozhikode Outpatient (OP) services at … Read more