How to read more: 12 book-ish things to help clear your to-read list From the right e-reader to a book subscription, here are my favorite ways (some free, some vibe-setting) to read a lot The Guardian - US · Jan 14
Best werewolf books of all time: Top romance, adult and teenage stories Grab a sprig of wolfsbane and immerse yourself in all things uncanny and lycanthropic Evening Standard · Jan 15, 2025
Quarter of NHS England trusts raised parking fees in cost of living crisis, data shows Mark-ups criticised by patients’ charity for punishing those with ill health, but NHS defends fees amid financial pressures The Guardian - UK · Dec 21, 2024
Health workers’ unions call for Frank Hester to lose NHS contracts BMA says Tory donor should resign from his company as questions grow about how many times Hester has met Sunak The Guardian - UK · Mar 15, 2024
Married couple found dead with gunshot wounds in village Richard Harrison and his wife Rachel Harrison were found as an address in Smeeton Road, Saddington, at around 11.30am on Friday The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2023
Junior doctors in England on cusp of pay talks with government BMA optimistic discussions will begin in coming days after deal agreed between government and other health unions The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2023
NHS strikes halted after Government agrees to offer workers an improved pay deal The breakthrough means talks between NHS unions and ministers will start next week when almost 50,000 workers had planned walk-outs Daily Mirror · Mar 3, 2023
Ambulance strikes suspended by GMB and Unison ahead of pay talks The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has told unions that there is cash available for potential pay rises. The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2023
NHS leaders welcome Government plan for talks with all health unions The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) last week began its own intensive discussions with the Government as it seeks a pay rise for its staff. The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2023
NHS ambulance workers stage huge walk out over pay GMB national secretary Rachel Harrison said they walked out "because this government is tin-eared" Liverpool Echo · Feb 20, 2023
Ambulance workers’ strike goes ahead after government’s ‘reckless’ refusal to negotiate Around 45,000 junior doctors who are members of the British Medical Association in England have been balloted The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2023
Ambulance workers continue strike with junior doctors set to announce action Around 45,000 junior doctors who are members of the British Medical Association in England have been balloted. The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2023
No plan, no exit strategy: the UK government is losing face on strikes – and millions of votes While local pay bodies are settling with striking workers, Tory ministers are refusing to back down, and will pay the price, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2023
Union leader calls Rishi Sunak deluded as NHS pay row escalates GMB’s Rachel Harrison says staff will not be ‘fobbed off’ by PM ‘kicking the can’ into next year’s pay round The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2023
The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2023 Fresh strikes by thousands of ambulance workers announced Members of the GMB union will stage a series of walkouts in the coming weeks in the bitter dispute over pay and staffing.
Manchester Evening News · Dec 23, 2022 More than 800 out-patient appointments rescheduled due to ambulance strike as union cancels post-Christmas action The GMB union has suspended its strike by ambulance workers on December 28
The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2022 Union calls off ambulance worker strike after ‘wonderful’ backing from public Members of the union were due to walk out on December 28 in an increasingly bitter dispute over pay and staffing.
Daily Mirror · Dec 21, 2022 Rishi Sunak has 'abdicated all responsibility' as striking workers 'dying to save NHS' As ambulance workers walked out on Wednesday, No10 was again accused of blocking any progress as Unite said the Government could have ended strikes but “chose not to”
Daily Mirror · Dec 21, 2022 5 times brazen Health Secretary refused to accept blame for NHS strikes The Government has continued to resist pleas for pay talks, despite the heads of the Royal College of Nursing and ambulance unions saying they would call off walkouts if ministers got round the table
Daily Mirror · Dec 20, 2022 Deaths in ambulances DOUBLE in a year amid hell on the 999 frontline as crews strike Grim figures from NHS England reveal that 93 people died while being transferred from ambulances to the wards in 2021/22, compared to 40 the previous year
Manchester Evening News · Dec 20, 2022 PM Rishi Sunak urged to reopen talks as NHS admits 'deep worry' patients can't be kept safe during strikes 'On health grounds alone, it is clear we have entered dangerous territory'
The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2022 NHS ‘cannot keep patients safe’ during strikes and PM ‘should negotiate’ Matthew Taylor from the NHS Confederation said it was rare for NHS leaders running hospitals and services to express such strong levels of concern.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2022 Deals struck to ensure ‘life and limb’ cover during NHS ambulance strike Some ‘essential’ services will run during Wednesday’s strike in England and Wales, MPs are told
The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2022 Ambulances: Union chief urges Government to ‘make us an offer’ on pay Health Secretary Steve Barclay is meeting unions on Tuesday afternoon.
The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2022 Ambulance workers and NHS staff to strike days before Christmas in pay row The strike will happen a day after members of the Royal College of Nursing stage their second walkout, also over pay.