London eye patients losing their vision due to long NHS waits
N early one in four Londoners believe experienced a loss of vision while waiting for treatment for an eye condition on the NHS, recent figures …
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activity calls on Tory MPs to vote against pensions tax cleave
J eremy Hunt’s pensions tax shake-up is “the wrong priority, at the wrong time, for the wrong people”, activity has said, as it called on …
UK Government must conclude support for oil and gas, campaigners say
T he UK Government must conclude its support for the oil and gas industry, campaigners maintain said, in light of a renewed warning from the …
activity steps up attack on Hunt’s pensions tax fracture
L abour has stepped up pressure on Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt to drop changes to pension allowances that fail to benefit the “vast majority” …
Transport ministers ‘must follow example of health colleagues’ to reach RMT deal
T ransport ministers must follow the example of their health department colleagues by offering “novel money” in union negotiations or passengers will face further rail …
What the papers say – March 18
Saturday’s front pages lead with a variety of stories but several feature the Princess of Wales celebrating St Patrick’s Day with the Irish Guards.
Junior doctors strike ‘worst yet’ leading to 175,000 cancellations
M ore than 175,000 patient appointments and procedures were cancelled across England as a result of the junior doctors’ strike this week. The 72-hour walkout …
Ambulance handover delays climb to highest level since start of year
A mbulance handover delays outside hospitals in England gain risen to their highest level since the start of the year. Some 28% of patients waited …
Health bodies ‘disappointed’ Budget ‘did not acknowledge NHS workforce crisis’
Health bodies said it was “incredibly disappointing” that the Chancellor, and former health secretary, did not not use the opportunity to introduce a recent NHS …
Who is on strike this week?
Staff from the NHS and rail service will walk out, among university staff, dental practitioners, and journalists, as they gain not reached agreements with the …