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Nurses, Royal Mail and even coffin-makers: Every strike likely to affect UK by end of 2022

From nursing to postal deliveries, few public services will be unaffected by industrial action this winter

The Independent UK

UK government could bring in military to ease strikes, Conservative chairman says

Britain's government is looking at bringing in the military to help keep public services running if key workers, including in the state-run National Health Service, take strike action, the chairman of the governing Conservative Party said on Sunday.

Reuters

Thousands of Army staff being trained to help cover strike action

Military could step in as ambulance drivers and firefighters

The Independent UK

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Army could be drafted in to fill NHS and border roles during strikes, Nadhim Zahawi says

The contingency plans revealed by the Conservative Party chairman comes as tens of thousands of nurses and ambulance workers prepare for industrial action in the build-up to the Christmas in a dispute over pay and working conditions

Daily Mirror

This winter of discontent will harden the feeling that the Tories have broken Britain

The cabinet is taking a dangerous gamble when it calculates that the public will blame the unions, not the government, for an advent calendar of strikes

The Guardian - UK

Overloaded GPs forced to limit access to online consulting site

Triage system eConsult was supposed to improve patient care but surgeries are having to switch it off for periods as demand soars

The Guardian - UK

December of discontent: will strikers or government and management take the blame?

The Christmas calendar is packed with disruptive industrial action and public anger could deepen Rishi Sunak’s woes

The Guardian - UK

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Man who 'deeply regrets' sex change op brands new ScotGov schools trans policy 'immensely cruel'

Ritchie Herron, 35, is suing the NHS over a procedure to remove his male genitals nine years ago.

Daily Record

Scots test and protect firm goes bust after being awarded £10m in taxpayer's cash

The liquidation of Go-centric is now the third company involving David Harper to have collapsed after getting public contracts.

Daily Record

'Give our nurses a fair deal now - for the sake of their patients and the NHS'

As 100,000 nurses prepare to walk out over pay and conditions, the Health Secretary Steve Barclay needs to get on with his job and negotiate with the Royal College of Nursing to protect patient safety

Daily Mirror

Nurse says 'I wouldn't want my family cared for here' as staff shortages laid bare

The Royal College of Nursing confirmed last week that 76 NHS trusts and services will see up to 100,000 strike walkouts in less than two weeks' time

Daily Mirror

Ministers accused of ‘spoiling for a fight’ with nurses over pay

While health secretary Steve Barclay says he will not negotiate, unions suggest the compromise reached in Scotland could help avert strikes

The Guardian - UK

What do we know about NHS strikes this month - and how will North East hospitals and the ambulance service be affected?

Wide-ranging strikes could lead to delays and cancellations this winter.

Chronicle Live

North East cancer nursing 'crisis' with huge shortage of staff as vacancies difficult to fill

Macmillan Cancer Support is funding new cancer nurse development roles across our region.

Chronicle Live

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Daily Record

Scots woman diagnosed with cancer at 38 shares cost of living crisis fears

Edinburgh woman Claire O'Donnell was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer in March 2016 and is urging anyone with the illness to seek support.

Daily Mirror

Zara McDermott on 'strong pain meds' after being rushed to hospital in 'excruciating pain'

Reality star Zara McDermott has revealed she is taking strong pain medication after she was rushed to hospital in the early hours with agonising pain in her stomach

Manchester Evening News

The 'best midwife' in the country joins brave NHS worker as they risk their lives to help refugees in war-torn Ukraine

Wendy Warrington and Marta Roscoe have travelled to Ukraine to help those in need

The Independent UK

4 warning signs of lung cancer the NHS doesn’t want you to ignore

Anyone experiencing symptoms should see a GP immediately

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Chronicle Live

Sunderland hospital worker struck off after stealing drugs from NHS stocks and taking them in the toilets while at work

Fiona M Watson has been struck off as a operating department practitioner (ODP). She worked helping anaesthetists at Sunderland Royal.

The Independent UK

Zara McDermott admitted to hospital for burst ovarian cyst: ‘Excruciating pain’

The ex-Love Islander reassured fans she has been treated

Daily Mirror

Mum's Strep A warning to parents as daughter 'doesn't even look like herself anymore'

Laura Rooney said she first noticed her five-year-old daughter Farrah's symptoms back in September, but medics did not raise the possibility she might have Strep A

Glasgow Live

Glasgow nurse 'sacked' after 28 years NHS service over struggle with long Covid

Brenda Eadie was unable to get out of bed for four weeks after contracting covid at work. The long-term effects of the virus left her struggling to cope and losing her job.

The Independent UK

Nurses, Royal Mail and even coffin-makers: Every strike likely to affect UK by end of 2022

From nursing to postal deliveries, few public services will be unaffected by industrial action this winter

Chronicle Live

Peter Kay's 'hilarious' five-star show gives a glimpse of what Newcastle can expect

Fans in Manchester were wowed by the comic's return to the stage - giving punters in Newcastle a taste of what to look forward to

Belfast Live

"It has affected every part of our lives" - Co Down mum warning to parents after young daughter's Strep A diagnosis

"My child has never been as consistently sick and she doesn't even look like herself now."

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