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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.

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Unions call on government to improve 'inadequate' NHS pay rise

By Liz Wells 17 March 2026

The government must improve on its inadequate 3.3% pay rise for NHS staff by putting significant extra funding into long-delayed pay restructure talks or the workforce crisis will continue to grow,...

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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.

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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.

WORKFORCE

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.

WORKFORCE

Leeds hospital staff begin five-day strike

By Liz Wells 29 January 2026

NHS staff who work in operating theatres across Leeds will walk out for five days today (29 January) in a continuing dispute over money they are owed.

WORKFORCE

Mental health staff in Greater Manchester strike over pay

By Liz Wells 27 January 2026

Workers at Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust have today (28 January) begun five days of strike action in a dispute over pay.

WORKFORCE

Outsourced workers protest over pay and working conditions

By Liz Wells 08 January 2026

Cleaners, porters and ward hosts at Lewisham Hospital have been demonstrating on-site today (8 January) over pay and working conditions.

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BMA staff escalate pay dispute after 'disappointing' pay offer

By Liz Wells 15 December 2025

Staff at the BMA have escalated their dispute with their employer following a ‘disappointing’ revised pay offer.

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BMA staff launch formal pay dispute

By Liz Wells 27 November 2025

Staff at the BMA have entered into a formal dispute with their employer in a row over pay.

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Gloucestershire phlebotomists mark longest-running strike of NHS workers

By Liz Wells 17 November 2025

Striking phlebotomists in Gloucestershire have been joined by senior union leaders and supporters to mark the longest-ever walkout by NHS employees, as they mark their 236th day of industrial action.