BMA to ballot senior doctors in England for industrial action

BMA to ballot senior doctors in England for industrial action

By Liz Wells 31 March 2026

The BMA will ballot senior doctors in England for industrial action following a lack of progress in talks with the Government and last week’s ‘inadequate’ pay award.

Starmer gives resident doctors 48 hours to cancel strike or lose new package

By Liz Wells 31 March 2026

Sir Keir Starmer has given the BMA 48 hours to call off the upcoming resident doctors' strike in England or face losing 1,000 extra training places.

BREAKING NEWS: GPs in England vote to reject imposed contract changes

By Liz Wells 26 March 2026

GPs across England have voted 'overwhelmingly' to reject the Government’s imposed changes to their contract for 2026/27.

BREAKING NEWS: Resident doctors announce further strikes in England

By Liz Wells 25 March 2026

The BMA has dismissed the latest government pay offer to resident doctors as 'insufficient', and has called for a further six days of strike action in England.

Strikes begin at three Greater Manchester hospitals

By Liz Wells 12 March 2026

Staff working in critical care units at Salford Royal Hospital, Royal Oldham Hospital and Fairfield Hospital in Bury have walked out in a dispute about overtime payments.

Gloucestershire phlebotomists end year-long NHS strike

By Liz Wells 11 March 2026

Phlebotomists at Gloucestershire Royal and Cheltenham General hospitals have voted to accept a pay review offer that brings their long-running strike to a close.

Striking Romford NHS workers demonstrate at Streeting's constituency office

By Liz Wells 11 March 2026

Striking workers from Queen’s Hospital, Romford, are demonstrating outside of their constituency MP Wes Streeting’s office.

Barking, Havering and Redbridge NHS strikes escalate

By Liz Wells 05 March 2026

Strikes by Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust workers have escalated.

Health visitors in Wales strike over pay

By Liz Wells 24 February 2026

Health workers at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, in South Wales, have begun four-weeks of industrial action over incorrect pay banding.

Health visitors in Wales to strike over pay

By Liz Wells 10 February 2026

Health workers at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, in South Wales, are to take industrial action over wrong pay banding.

Airedale microbiology workers to escalate strikes over pay

By Liz Wells 09 February 2026

Microbiology workers at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust are to escalate strike action over pay.

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frederica-diamanta

Strategic Director of Adult Social Care and Health

circa £130,000 p.a.

Tameside, Greater Manchestercirca £130,000 p.a.

RECRUITER: Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

Assistant Director of All Age Commissioning

£107,521 p.a.

Tameside, Greater Manchester£107,521 p.a.

RECRUITER: Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

Assistant Director – Adult Social Care & Health

£99,453 (plus pay award pending)

Sefton (Metropolitan borough), Merseyside£99,453 (plus pay award pending)

RECRUITER: Sefton Council

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