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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 · Dec 4, 2022

Nicola Sturgeon calls out Douglas Ross over voting record in row over NHS

The First Minister took aim at the Scottish Conservative Party leader over his voting record as MP for Moray.

Daily Record · Nov 24, 2022

NHS bosses do not make Government policy – Sturgeon

It comes after health leaders were understood to have discussion the creation of ‘two-tier’ NHS.

The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2022

UK healthcare workers and teachers to vote on strikes

More than half a million healthcare workers and teachers in Britain will be given a vote on strike action over pay, unions said on Thursday, adding to the challenges facing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as he tries to get to grips with an economic crisis.

Reuters · Oct 27, 2022

A blood shortage in the U.K. may cause some surgeries to be delayed

Part of the reason for the shortage is that there are fewer donors visiting blood collection centers in cities and towns in the aftermath of the pandemic, the National Health Service said.

WEKU · Oct 12, 2022

Douglas Ross accuses FM of trying to score 'political points' amid clash over A&E waiting times

While Ross focused his questioning on A&E waiting times, Anas Sarwar raised the cases of two patients who were left waiting for months for…

The National (Scotland) · Oct 6, 2022

Battered and bruised, Merseyside can't pay the price of more Tory chaos

With communities and public services at breaking point already, what this desperate government is planning is unthinkable, writes Liam Thorp

Liverpool Echo · Oct 2, 2022

The Standard View: As London loses more nurses, the next PM needs to urgently address the NHS staffing crisis

The National Health Service is creaking. A winter crisis in August and record waiting lists are evidence that our healthcare system is being pushed to the brink. And today we report further strains.

Evening Standard · Aug 23, 2022

Three Time’s A Charm For Desperate Woman Who Pulled Her Teeth

After her first infected tooth caused her pain in March 2020, she resorted to desperate measures when the pain became unbearable.

Zenger · Aug 15, 2022

While Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss play to the gallery, the NHS is breaking apart

When Maria Caulfield, the junior health minister, replied to an urgent question in the House of Commons by Wes Streeting, the shadow health secretary, on the ambulance crisis, she said she did not want to play politics with the National Health Service. It is a lovely thought but wholly naïve.…

Evening Standard · Jul 25, 2022