Author: BBC News

The general secretary of the nursing union has led the first nationwide strikes in the profession’s history. Source link

The UK is facing a wave of strike action over pay, including by nurses and ambulance workers. Source link

Thousands of people who had coronavirus face yet another Christmas with the smell disorder parosmia. Source link

Saffron Cordery, interim chief executive of NHS Providers, which represents hospital trusts, mental-health trusts and ambulance services in England, said it was still too early to know the

Members of the Royal College of Nursing are planning strike action after voting down a pay deal. Source link

Jaki Lambert, RCM director for Scotland, said: “Our members have spoken loud and clear – the latest pay offer by the Scottish government is simply not good enough.

Ambulance workers in England and Wales walk out amid a bitter war of words with the government. Source link

Nearly 400m potentially fatal doses – double last year’s total – were intercepted by federal agents. Source link

The PM insists he won’t back down against striking workers, as nurses demand a 19% pay rise. Source link

In a letter to the prime minister, the NHS Confederation, which represents healthcare systems in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, said there was now “deep worry among NHS