Today is the biggest NHS strike in history
Since 2010, paramedics have seen a real terms pay cut of £6,000, while nurses have seen their pay fall by £5,000
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Full list of strike action planned for next week
The strikes for better pay and conditions show no sign of slowing down as we head into the second week of February.
Revealed: The shocking real terms pay cut NHS staff have been hit with since 2008
The pay of bankers has risen three times as fast as NHS workers
Voices on the Left: 5 blogs from the left you need to read this week
A roundup of news on the left…
Unite’s Sharon Graham slams government as absolute disgrace over ambulance strikes
Ambulance workers continue strike action today, as union leaders urge the government to make an offer ahead of unprecedented NHS strike date in February.
Sajid Javid wants people to pay £66 for A&E visits and £20 per GP visit
‘Just a former health secretary openly calling for £20 charges per GP visit & £66 per trip to A&E.’
Nurse interview: ‘I’m striking for patient safety’
Lianne Hyslop joined her colleagues on the picket line in response to the chronic underfunding she has witnessed as a nurse.
PMQs: Keir Starmer absolutely wipes the floor with Rishi Sunak over NHS crisis
“So for one week, will he stop blaming others, take some responsibility and just admit under his watch, the NHS is in crisis, isn’t it?”
Nurses’ two-day strike is a chance to save our health service, says Pat Cullen
Thousands of nurses are striking today and tomorrow in a fight, not just about pay, but about addressing devastating cuts to NHS services.
‘Capitalising on crisis’: right-wing’s bid to undermine public faith in NHS
The right-wing media’s multi-facetted attacks on the NHS, which range from pinning the crisis on ‘woke non-jobs’ to sickening trashing of GPs, would be enough to fill a library.
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