Poverty pay and exhaustion: Burnout NHS workers are threatening to quit
As the long-awaited NHS backlog plan is delayed, a series of recent studies reveal the extent of the stress and exhaustion the National Health Service workforce is enduring.
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Why Christopher Chope is the biggest troll in Parliament
The uber-Thatcherite Tory MP is once again spamming Parliament with low quality legislation, but why does he do it?
Sajid Javid denies being at loggerheads with the chancellor over NHS backlog
As today’s NHS backlog plan announcement is delayed, the health secretary refutes suggestions that the hold up is because of a funding dispute with Rishi Sunak.
Where is the £350 million a week for the NHS the Brexit bus promised?
The Tories claim they are giving more money to the NHS, but are they really?
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Health unions call for game-changing pay rise to halt NHS staff exodus
The 14 unions – representing 1.2 million health staff in England – are calling on ministers to act urgently with a significant wage boost.
Omicron is not a mild virus
‘What facts have been employed have been cherry picked to tell a hopeful story’
Voters think the government is doing a bad job on almost every major issue facing the country
On the NHS, 70 percent say the government is doing a bad job, while on crime 59 percent say the government is performing badly.
Burnt-out nurses working for free to keep NHS running – survey finds
Almost two years into the pandemic, and exhausted and overwhelmed nurses are working long hours, often without pay, in order to keep the NHS afloat, a new study has revealed.