Dorset strikes off after NHS England guidance

Dorset strikes off after NHS England guidance

By Liz Wells 07 October 2025

Strike action involving hundreds of health staff in Dorset has been called off after NHS England issued guidance saying proposals to move staff into separate companies would be paused and would onl...

First-year doctors in England support strike action over jobs

By Liz Wells 07 October 2025

First-year resident doctors in England have voted ‘resoundingly’ for strike action over job security.

Facilities staff at London mental health centre escalate strike action

By Liz Wells 01 October 2025

Dozens of facilities staff at Newham Centre for Mental Health, in London, have launched further strike action over pay and conditions.

Dorset Healthcare workers vote to strike in outsourcing row

By Liz Wells 25 September 2025

Health workers in Dorset have voted for strike action over plans that could see thousands of employees transferred out of the NHS.

Health staff at Blackpool hospitals strike in pay row

By Liz Wells 22 September 2025

Hundreds of healthcare workers employed by Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust walked out this morning (22 September) in a row over unpaid wages.

GPs in England vote to enter into dispute with Government

By Liz Wells 22 September 2025

The BMA GP committee in England (GPC England) has voted to go back into dispute with Government, Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England from 1 October 2025.

Health secretary 'promises' striking Airedale hospital workers to intervene in dispute

By Liz Wells 09 September 2025

Health secretary Wes Streeting has reportedly 'promised' striking Airedale hospital workers that he will intervene in their dispute.

First year doctors in England balloted for industrial action

By Liz Wells 09 September 2025

The BMA has opened a ballot for industrial action for doctors in England in their first year of employment, demanding the Government act to fix the unemployment crisis affecting resident doctors.

Government must 'keep promise' on NHS outsourcing staff to avoid strikes

By Liz Wells 08 September 2025

The government must put a stop to plans that could see thousands of workers transferred out of the NHS and their pay and conditions worsened if it wants to avoid strikes, Unison has told the Trades...

Facilities staff at London mental health centre strike over pay

By Liz Wells 02 September 2025

Dozens of Unite members at the Newham Centre for Mental Health, in East London, are striking from 1-5 September and from 15-21 September over pay and conditions.

Editor's comment - An unwelcome turn of events

By Lee Peart 01 September 2025

The launch of strike action by resident doctors in July presented a decidedly unwelcome turn of events for Wes Streeting.

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RECRUITER: City Of Doncaster Council

Short Break Worker

£16,030.50 - £17,217.00, Grade 7, 18.5 hours, Permanent

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