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Fears over ‘dangerous’ change in prescription rules for epilepsy drug
There are more than 600,000 people in the UK living with epilepsy, many of whom use drug sodium valproate to control their seizures.
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Covid three years on: Partygate, WhatsApp, and a Lab Leak?
Three years on, Covid and lockdowns continue to dominate our headlines.
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Junior doctors ‘willing to negotiate’ on strikes, says deputy co-chair of BMA Junior Doctors Committee
We spoke to Dr Sumi Manirajan, the deputy co-chair of the BMA Junior Doctors Committee.
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Junior doctors announce four-day strike in April
Junior doctors have announced what will be the biggest strike in NHS history – a four-day walk out in mid-April.
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Government’s pay offer ‘doesn’t deal with crisis in the NHS,’ says Unite the Union lead national officer
We spoke to Onay Kasab, from the Unite the Union, who has been taking part in the talks on NHS pay.
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How will NHS pay increase be funded?
Downing Street has said it will cost £4 billion to fund the new pay offer for NHS staff, designed to end the damaging wave of industrial action – but it hasn’t given any details on where that money is coming from.
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Pay offer for nurses ‘doesn’t go far enough,’ says Royal College of Nursing member
How do those who will be voting on a new NHS pay offer feel?
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The main thing I feel is relief’, says NHS Confederation CEO after pay rise offered
We spoke to Matthew Taylor, the chief executive of the NHS Confederation which represents NHS employers.
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‘We believe this is the best offer’ – GMB union urges NHS members to accept pay offer
We speak to Lib Whitfield – a regional organiser for the GMB Union.
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Breath test to detect esophageal cancer could be a breakthrough for testing other cancers
It is a simple test – blow into a plastic bag, analyse it – and see if the patient has esophageal cancer, a tumour in the windpipe.
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Health unions invited to pay talks ahead of strikes next week
Unions representing tens of thousands of NHS workers are considering an invitation from the government to enter formal pay talks ahead of more strikes next week.
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Junior doctors to strike for three days in March
Junior doctors in England will strike for three days in March, in their dispute over pay.
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‘We want to negotiate with junior doctors but strike action is not going to help,’ says health minister
Before the news broke that the nurses had paused their strike action, we spoke to the health minister Maria Caulfield about one strike that’s still taking place, the junior doctors – and asked her about the government’s approach to pay negotiations.
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What could the nurses’ breakthrough with the government mean for other striking unions?
This could be a significant moment not just for nurses – but other public sector workers in dispute with the government.
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Nurses in England to pause strike action ahead of ‘intensive’ government talks
In the last few hours, nurses have agreed to pause next week’s 48-hour strike in England and re-start talks with the government.