I’m a newly qualified nurse – the lack of support I receive is dangerous
Caring for patients on my own puts lives at risk – but what else can I do when there’s no…
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NHS funding is more urgent than tax breaks for the wealthy
The government should use its Autumn Statement to prioritise health for the many over help for the few.
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Nurses are highly skilled workers – and should be paid as such
Conversations around salary ignore the fact that nurses today do work that was traditionally the remit of junior doctors.
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Would public sector pay rises cause inflation?
Steve Barclay claimed higher pay for public sector workers “would not be consistent with bringing the inflation target down.” He’s…
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“I’m feeling gently told off”: Wes Streeting and Dr Phil Whitaker in conversation
As the NHS faces its worst crisis, the shadow health secretary joined the GP for a day at his Somerset…
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More medical school places will not automatically mean more junior doctors
A lack of postgraduate training is creating a specialist workforce shortage.
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I’m a critical care nurse – here’s why I am on the verge of quitting
A member of the Royal College of Nursing explains why everyone should have to work a shift in an NHS…
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Why the government’s court action against striking nurses is an act of vindictive idiocy
Also this week: a guitar from Sting, and a literary reminder of why being 16 was never sweet.
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Tories hope U-turn on nurses’ pay will boost poll numbers
The government is negotiating with selected striking workers after finding it had £30bn more than expected.
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How can NHS strikes be resolved?
Nurses and paramedics are fighting poor pay and conditions. Somehow the government needs to find the money to reverse years…
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British nurses’ pay lags behind other European countries
Taking into account what wages can buy, nurses in the UK earned less than the average of the 20 EU…
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How to save the NHS
Our medical editor spent New Year’s Day in A&E after his mother collapsed in church. In this personal essay he…
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The truth behind the worst NHS crisis
Most of the carnage unfolding is the result of political decisions, not Covid-19.
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We rely on the NHS to be there for us in a crisis – but it is caught in a crisis of its own
Behind every 999 call is an understanding that someone will help when we are helpless – but that trust is…
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What Rishi Sunak doesn’t get about strikes
A pledge to ban strikes and thus make pay bargaining harder is a pledge to ensure recruitment and conditions keep…
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Nurses’ pay is lower in real terms than in 2010
As strikes approach, nurses’ pay is 2 per cent less than it was 12 years ago after accounting for inflation.
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Where will NHS nurses strike and how could it affect me?
Members of the Royal College of Nursing union are to take part in industrial action across at least 177 NHS…
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The Policy Ask with Julia Patterson: “No one should seek to profit from public healthcare”
The founder of medic-led campaign group EveryDoctor on NHS privatisation, the role of experts and the climate crisis.
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Striking NHS staff don’t just want pay rises – they want a clean conscience
Nurses and ambulance drivers need to make a statement about the risk posed to patients by stretched resources.
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Wes Streeting: “After a decade of decline, Labour will make the NHS fit for the future”
To the doctors and nurses who are overstretched and exhausted, my message is this: the cavalry is coming with Labour.
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