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Public braced for walkouts as ministers accused of ‘dangerous’ attitude to strikes

Government rejects pay talks with nurses despite warning patients face ‘significant’ risks

The Independent UK

NHS patients could be treated at private hospitals to ease backlogs as nurses strike

The Royal College of Nursing will stage its first-ever national walkout on December 15 and 20 from 8am to 8pm - and some NHS patients may get treatment at private health providers

Daily Mirror

Wes Streeting claims BMA ‘hostile’ towards Labour’s NHS plans

Doctors’ union criticises shadow health secretary for ‘incredibly disappointing’ comments over funding and primary care

The Guardian - UK

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Tory refusal to discuss pay a 'complete joke' - despite union offer to pause strike

Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the Government was 'spoiling for a fight' and claimed it was cynically planning to shift responsibility for 'an NHS crisis which is squarely their fault'

Daily Mirror

Senior Labour frontbencher launches attack on health union

THE British Medical Association (BMA) has criticised the “disappointing” comments from Labour’s shadow health secretary after he launched an…

The National (Scotland)

Doctors ‘incredibly disappointed’ after Streeting takes aim at ‘hostile’ BMA

The shadow health secretary said that Labour will not have a ‘something-for-nothing culture in the NHS’.

The Independent UK

NHS chief warns nurse strike could make waiting times longer

Up to 100,000 Royal College of Nursing (RCN) members will strike on Thursday for the first time in the union’s 126-year history

Evening Standard

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Wes Streeting hits out at BMA as he pledges to take on ‘vested interests’

The Labour MP hit out at the BMA trade union, which represents doctors and medical students.

The Independent UK

NHS bosses spend £1bn a year to hire agency doctors - enough to pay 30,000 junior medics

Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting uncovered the figures and said Labour will train 7,500 more doctors and 10,000 more nurses a year, paid for by abolishing the non-dom tax status

Daily Mirror

I don’t want working class people in pain: so I’d use private hospitals to bolster the NHS

I refuse to see people abandoned while those who can pay are treated faster, says shadow health secretary Wes Streeting

The Guardian - UK

‘My door is open’, Health Secretary tells striking nurses

Steve Barclay made the claim as he faced suggestions from Labour he was “using nurses as a scapegoat to avoid blame” for the difficult winter ahead.

The Independent UK

Millions missing out on GP appointments and vital diagnosis of medical conditions, Labour fears

Labour's shadow health secretary said he is "really worried" that as well as patients missing out on GP appointments they could be living with undiagnosed conditions until it is "too late"

Chronicle Live

‘Millions missing out on GP appointments’ – Labour

The party has raised concerns over patients who are not able to see a GP with serious undiagnosed medical conditions.

The Independent UK

Britain backs the nurses as poll shows 54% support strike action over pay

A survey conducted for the Mirror by Redfield and Wilton found 54% support nurses striking over their demand for an above inflation pay rise, with only 23% against

Daily Mirror

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The Guardian - UK

NHS England ad campaign hopes to change behaviours and relieve service

The Help Us Help You campaign by M&C Saatchi, worth up to £28.6m, encourages people to cut down on in-person GP visits

Chronicle Live

NHS nurses announce strikes just days before Christmas in dispute over pay

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) will hold its first-ever walkout on a national scale on December 15, with another coming just five days later - as Health Secretary Steve Barclay dodges discussions on pay.

The Independent UK

Nurses to strike next month over pay after talks offer is rejected

Members of the RCN will stage their first ever national walkout in worsening dispute.

Daily Mirror

NHS nurses' strike dates announced in week before Christmas as Tories ignore pay talk pleas

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN), which represents two thirds of NHS nurses, will stage its first ever national walkout on December 15 and 20 as Health Secretary Steve Barclay refuses to even discuss pay

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Daily Mirror

Number of people waiting more than a year for operation up to 400,000, Steve Barclay says

The Health Secretary claimed at Cabinet the pandemic had 'exacerbated pressures' on the NHS as Rishi Sunak said the country faced a 'challenging' winter

Daily Mirror

One in 20 NHS nurses does £7,000 worth of unpaid overtime to keep patients safe

The figures, which were revealed in the NHS England Staff Survey, come as thousands of Royal College of Nursing members are set to strike in the coming months over pay

The Independent UK

Starmer: World of difference between Streeting’s senile remark and Tory scandals

The shadow health secretary has apologised for a comment about Jeremy Corbyn in Parliament, saying it was made ‘in jest’.

Daily Mirror

Matt Hancock should quit I'm a Celebrity and 'do his job', Keir Starmer demands

The Labour leader hit out at the ex-Health Secretary, who was last night covered in bugs and sludge in his first Bushtucker trial since entering the jungle

The National (Scotland)

Top Labour MP apologises after calling Jeremy Corbyn 'senile' in parliament

LABOUR’S shadow health secretary has been forced to apologise after he was heard calling Jeremy Corbyn “senile” in the House of Commons.

The Independent UK

Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting apologises after Corbyn ‘senile’ comment

Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting has apologised, after he called former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn ‘senile’.

The Independent UK

Nurses expected to take industrial action before end of year

Members of the RCN in the majority of NHS employers across the UK voted to strike over pay.

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