Badge of honour? More like a joke
On 30 November Nicola Sturgeon announced that all health and social care staff in Scotland will be receiving a £500 pound bonus. The bonus is a ‘thank you’ from the Scottish government and the people […]
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Failure to consider maternity affects midwives too
This open letter was written by student midwife Daisy Owens. I feel completely let down by the current situation. This is an experience no one could prepare for and the handling will never be perfect. […]
Without sufficient staffing, Nightingale Hospitals are an expensive publicity stunt
It has been a long time since the NHS was properly staffed, since people went home on time, or had manageable workloads. It’s been several years since winters were workable. The months from October to […]
BMA council chair slams Government for its Covid failures
Chaand Nagpaul, BMA council chair slammed the Government’s response to Covid in his speech to the BMA Annual Representatives Meeting 2020. https://youtu.be/8VmPBdSX9Nc
Whistleblowing law is a danger to patient safety and NHS staff
This article was written by Dr Minh Alexander, NHS whistleblower and former consultant psychiatrist.Whistleblowing is a vital, everyday activity that is part of good governance in all sectors. It is invaluable in safety critical areas […]
Johnson’s Covid incompetence will cost NHS staff dear
As government incompetence becomes more obvious by the day, so does the importance of the NHS and its workers. In July, the government announced a 3.1% public sector pay rise. After months of hyper-focus on […]
Why NHS pay matters
Helen O’Connor is a regional organiser for GMB Union. Last Saturday 8 August, thousands of NHS health workers marched in towns and cities all over the country because they are angry. These staff worked to […]
Will you march with nurses this weekend?
Ness Woodcock-Dennis, is one of the main organisers for the NHS Workers Say No! protests taking place this Saturday 8 August. She is a Registered Nurse and nursing lecturer and explains here why it is […]
Nurses march for better pay
Thousands of nurses and health and care workers protesters in Central London yesterday to protest the lack of a meaningful pay rise for nurses. While the Government had announced pay rises for a number of […]
No worker is expendable
‘Exposed, silenced, attacked: failures to protect health and essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic’. This timely and shocking report compiled by Amnesty International opens with the stark figure of 3000 health workers losing their lives […]