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Boris Johnson poses for selfies with members of NHS staff in Epsom
Prime Minister Boris Johnson poses for photographs as he meets members of staff during a visit to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre in Epsom, Surrey. He also meets patient Rita Thomson after she had a complete hip...
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Nurses expected to vote for strike action in upcoming ballot
The Government has contingency plans in place for dealing with any strike by nurses, the Cabinet Office Minister Oliver Dowden has said.
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Rishi Sunak visit to Croydon University Hospital
CLEAN: Interior shots of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak being interviewed during a visit to Croydon University Hospital, speaking about the economy and tackling NHS backlog problems on 28th October 2022 in London, United Kingdom.
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More than 100,000 patients left waiting on trolleys at hospitals
More than 100,000 patients have gone without beds in Irish hospitals so far this year. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) has called for the Government to bring in measures needed to retain nurses and midwives to help...
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Rishi Sunak visit to Croydon University Hospital
CLEAN: Interior shots of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during a visit to Croydon University Hospital, speaking to hospital staff on 28th October 2022 in London, United Kingdom.
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Politics daily briefing: November 30
Daily politics briefing for November 30, as it was announced up to 100,000 nursing staff will take part in their biggest ever strike next month in a long-running dispute over pay. Members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) in England,...
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Steve Barclay vows to continue dialogue amid nurses strike
Health Secretary Steve Barclay says the priority is to continue the dialogue with trade unions and the Royal College of Nursing with regards to nurses going on strike. The Health Secretary was speaking at Royal Marsden Hospital, Fulham,...
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Health Secretary visits Royal Marsden Hospital
Health Secretary Steve Barclay visits the radiotherapy unit of the Royal Marsden Hospital in Fulham.
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Rishi Sunak: Gary Neville's comments on striking nurses and workers not right
Rishi Sunak has responded to pundit and former footballer Gary Neville, after he criticised the Government’s approach to striking nurses and workers.
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Nurses in Belfast strike over pay and safe staffing levels
Nurses hold a picket line outside Belfast Royal Victoria Hospital in a dispute over pay and safe staffing levels. The strike is the second in three years in Northern Ireland.
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Nurses’s call for 19% pay rise is ‘not affordable’ - Health Secretary
Health Secretary Steve Barclay has insisted “there is room” for discussion with the nursing union, but appeared to rule out moving on pay. Mr Barclay said the Government had accepted the pay review recommendations, adding there were...
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NHS ‘sticking plaster’ will not solve underlying recruitment problems – Starmer
Another sticking plaster on the NHS crisis will not solve the underlying workforce issues, Sir Keir Starmer has said.The Labour leader has previously faced scrutiny for saying he believes the health service is recruiting too many...
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Politics daily briefing: December 15
Daily politics briefing for December 15, as tens of thousands of nurses are going on strike for the first time across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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Thousands of nurses go on strike in dispute over pay and conditions
Picket line at St Thomas' Hospital, London. Thousands of nurses across England, Wales and Northern Ireland have begun a 12-hour strike in a bitter dispute over pay. The strike is the biggest by nurses in the history of the NHS, involving...
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'Staff morale very low' says ambulance worker on strike
Up to 25,000 ambulance workers across England and Wales strike on Wednesday in a dispute with the Government over pay. Interview with paramedic Vimal Mistry at a picket line at the East Midlands Ambulance Service's Beechdale Ambulance...
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Sir Keir Starmer answers questions about the state of the NHS
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer answers questions about the state of the NHS and whether he would cross a picket line if staff at parliament took part in strike action. He was speaking to media at Parliament Buildings, Stormont on the...
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Shadow health secretary: Government's response to strikes 'reckless and appalling'
Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting speaks at a Hospital in Stevenage as he discusses Labour's plans for the NHS. He describes the government's response to strikes as' reckless and appalling'
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Steve Barclay makes hospital visit as NHS struggles with bed shortages
Health Secretary Steve Barclay visits Watford General Hospital hearing about the new hospital redevelopment plans. It comes as the NHS continues to struggle with bed shortages and a surge in winter viruses.
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UK: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visits Doctors surgery in Darlington.
CLEAN: Interview with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak MP NHS Strikes 19% wage increase demands unaffordable on 25th November 2022 Darlington, United Kingdom.
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UK: Keir Starmer visits domestic violence refuge in Birmingham to mark White Ribbon Day
CLEAN: Interview with British Labour Party Leader Sir Keir Starmer about MHS strikes Governments refusal to sit down for talks with Unions during visit to Women's Aid refuge on 25th November 2022 Birmingham, United Kingdom.
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Nursing staff strike outside Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Thousands of nurses are staging a second walkout in a row over pay as a series of strikes hits the UK in the run-up to Christmas. Around a quarter of hospitals and community teams in England are taking part in the strike, alongside all...
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Nurses strike in central London
The Royal College of Nursing holds a second day of strike action across the UK. Nurses held a picket line outside St Thomas’ in central London in protest of staffing shortages and low wages. The union has warned that strikes could go on...
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Unison General Secretary arrives at the Department of Health for talks ahead of ambulance strikes
Thousands of nurses are staging a second walkout in a row over pay as a series of strikes hits the UK in the run-up to Christmas. Around a quarter of hospitals and community teams in England are taking part in the strike, alongside all...
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CLEAN : UK nurses' union rep: we've been forced into strike action
British nurses are set to go on strike for the first time ever on Thursday December 15. Union representative and Accident & Emergency nurse Mark Boothroyd accepts that this will cause 'disruption' for patients, but says that nurses have...