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Abuse and staff shortages causing NHS call handlers to quit or go off sick

By Liz Wells 27 March 2026

Staff handling urgent medical calls on the NHS 111 service are leaving in large numbers due to heavy workloads, staff shortages and abusive callers, new research reveals.

NORTH TEES AND HARTLEPOOL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Teesside NHS staff secure new pay and benefits deal

By Liz Wells 25 February 2026

Cleaners, caterers, porters and security staff at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have secured a deal to give them terms and conditions that bring them in line with their colleagues.

NURSING

BREAKING NEWS: Nurses set for boost to graduate pay and job progression

By Liz Wells 11 February 2026

The Government and Royal College of Nursing have agreed a comprehensive package to recognise value of nursing.

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

London trust signs Unison's anti-racism charter

By Liz Wells 28 January 2026

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust has signed Unison's anti-racism charter, which sets out clear expectations for how racism is prevented, reported and addressed.

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

Damning report highlights failings of NHS subsidiary companies

By Liz Wells 21 January 2026

Subsidiary companies (subcos) are failing to generate new business or income for the NHS, a new report finds.

UNISON

Durham and Darlington health staff secure back pay settlements

By Liz Wells 20 January 2026

Hundreds of healthcare assistants at nine hospitals in the north east are finally set to receive up to £5,500 in back pay following a campaign to recover missing wages.

WORKFORCE

Phlebotomists at East London trust win pay rise and backpay deal

By Liz Wells 08 January 2026

Phlebotomists working for East London's Homerton NHS Trust have been moved to a higher wage rate and given almost five years of back pay.

WORKFORCE

NHS staff need pay talks now, says Unison

By Liz Wells 03 December 2025

The government must hold urgent talks with health unions to 'fix the NHS pay structure once and for all' to avoid staff falling below the legal minimum wage each year, says Unison.

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