The NHS is preparing for a historic walkout which will affect almost all planned care as the first ever joint strike by consultants and junior doctors begins this week. Consultants begin their strike action on Tuesday (19 Sept) and are joined by junior doctors on Wednesday (20 Sept). On Wednesday from 7am, both junior doctors […]
NHS boards have more disabled members than ever before, new NHS data shows. Published today, the Workforce Disability Equality Standard (WDES) annual report shows disabled people make up 1 in 20 (4.8%) of voting members on NHS boards – up from 3.8% in 2021, the last time this was measured and the highest number on […]
More support will be provided to NHS staff who have suffered harassment or inappropriate behaviour, thanks to a first of its kind sexual safety charter. The charter is an agreement with 10 pledges including commitments to provide staff with clear reporting mechanisms, training, and support. NHS chiefs are today calling on organisations across the health […]
The NHS is facing major disruption to routine care due to strikes, compounded by staff holidays and warm weather, one of England’s top doctors has warned today. Consultants across the NHS are striking on Thursday and Friday, bringing almost all routine care to a standstill. In contrast to strike action among other staff groups, no […]
Commenting on the verdict in the Lucy Letby trial, Dame Ruth May, Chief Nursing Officer for England, said: “Lucy Letby committed appalling crimes that were a terrible betrayal of the trust placed in her and our thoughts are with the families affected, who have experienced pain and suffering that few of us can imagine. “Colleagues […]
Data on the latest junior doctors strike is here: NHS England » Potential industrial action in the NHS Industrial action by junior doctors from 11 – 15 August saw 61,200 rescheduled acute inpatient and outpatient appointments and procedures. The number of staff absent from work due to strikes peaked on 11 August with 23,682. The […]
NHS national medical director Professor Sir Stephen Powis said: “Industrial action is still causing significant disruption into Tuesday morning and services and staff will need time to recover. I would like to reiterate my thanks to NHS colleagues who are doing everything they can to manage the disruption and keep patients safe. “It’s important that […]
NHS national medical director Professor Sir Stephen Powis said: “I would like to thank all colleagues across the NHS who are working so hard to keep patients safe during the latest round of industrial action, part of the longest and most disruptive period the health service has ever seen. “I would also like to thank […]
The NHS is facing another period of significant disruption this week, with potentially thousands more appointments and procedures postponed due to the latest round of industrial action by junior doctors. From 7am on Friday 11 August until 7am on Tuesday 15 August, junior doctors across England will be on strike, as the NHS enters the […]
Data on the first consultant strike is here: NHS England » Potential industrial action in the NHS Industrial action by consultants, over the recent 48 hours between 20 and 21 July, saw 65,557 rescheduled appointments and procedures. The cumulative total of rescheduled appointments and procedures over eight months of industrial action across the NHS now […]