Steve Barclay
Junior doctors in England agree to pay talks after three-day strike
Industrial action this week led to at least 175,000 appointments and procedures being postponed
Nadeem Badshah
17, Mar, 2023 @9:19 PM
Rishi Sunak preparing for fresh concessions to end public sector strikes
Negotiations with teachers begin and junior doctors also agree to formal talks following action this week
Heather Stewart, Kiran Stacey, Richard Adams and Rachel Hall
17, Mar, 2023 @8:31 PM
Health unions hail victory after government’s new pay offer for NHS staff in England
Offer includes two one-off payments – 2% bonus and 4% Covid payment – plus pay rise of about 5%
Heather Stewart and Anna Bawden
16, Mar, 2023 @7:28 PM
NHS strikes: Steve Barclay expected to announce formal pay offer
Offer to unions involved in strikes in England expected to include one-off payment of up to 6% for this year
Heather Stewart and Jessica Elgot
16, Mar, 2023 @11:47 AM
Steve Barclay accused of breaking pledge over NHS staff abuse data
Exclusive: Union decries failure to publish statistics as Labour claims ministers ‘burying their heads in the sand’ over attacks
Denis Campbell Health policy editor
16, Mar, 2023 @6:00 AM
Breakthrough imminent on NHS nurses and ambulance staff pay, insiders say
Exclusive: sources close to ministers and health unions in England expect announcement as soon as Thursday
Aubrey Allegretti and Denis Campbell
15, Mar, 2023 @9:08 PM
Junior doctors blame health secretary for triggering strikes across England
Steve Barclay accused of ‘wasting months’ by failing to meet unions and being dismissive of their demands for improved pay
Denis Campbell Health policy editor
14, Mar, 2023 @6:00 AM
Three health unions call off strikes in England and agree to pay talks
GMB, Unison and Chartered Society of Physiotherapy take up offer of talks after government concessions
Heather Stewart
03, Mar, 2023 @5:28 PM
Ministers could offer one-off payments as way to end public sector strikes
Strikes must be called off for talks to start, says No 10, as ministers given more freedom to talk to unions
Jessica Elgot, Denis Campbell, Heather Stewart, Pippa Crerar and Richard Adams
22, Feb, 2023 @7:22 PM
Up to 32,000 Unison NHS staff in England to strike on 8 March
Union hits out after it was excluded from talks between health secretary and Royal College of Nursing
Heather Stewart
22, Feb, 2023 @3:52 PM
Ex-Tory cabinet minister calls on Rishi Sunak to help resolve NHS pay disputes
Politician says PM ‘so focused on hiding in plain sight’ and echoes growing calls for PM to step in to avert strike
Kevin Rawlinson and Aletha Adu
17, Feb, 2023 @12:14 PM
‘Risk of future deaths’: coroner issues rare warning to health secretary over hospitals crisis
Inquest into case of a 61-year-old Norfolk woman left in an ambulance queue triggers challenge to Steve Barclay
Shanti Das
29, Jan, 2023 @7:00 AM
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