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CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Cambridge hospitals set to cut 150 jobs

By Liz Wells 14 July 2025

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is planning on making nearly 150 staff redundant in response to government spending cuts.

NORTHUMBRIA HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Northumbria health staff to strike over 'missing wages'

By Liz Wells 07 July 2025

Hundreds of healthcare assistants employed by Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust are to take strike action later this month in a dispute over 'wages they are owed'.

INDUSTRIAL ACTION

Lancashire cleaners strike for three more days

By Liz Wells 19 June 2025

Cleaners employed by private firm Mitie at three NHS health centres in East Lancashire are striking for a further three days.

WORKFORCE

Ambulance 999 call handlers quitting amid burnout and pressure

By Liz Wells 17 June 2025

NHS 999 staff are quitting and suffering burnout due to the relentless pressure of calls, new data reveals.

WORKFORCE

Gloucestershire phlebotomists urge chief executive to meet them face to face

By Liz Wells 04 June 2025

Striking phlebotomists at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have written to chief executive Kevin McNamara to call for direct face-to-face talks to resolve their ongoing pay dispute.

UNISON

Follow Scotland's lead with direct pay talks, urges Unison

By Liz Wells 20 May 2025

Unison is calling on health secretary Wes Streeting to follow Scotland’s lead and hold direct pay talks.

FABIAN SOCIETY

Call for £1.5bn boost to care worker pay

By William Eichler 19 May 2025

A think tank has urged the Government to boost social care funding by £1.5bn to support a £2,000 pay rise for care workers.

GLOUCESTERSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Gloucestershire phlebotomists to take two more weeks of action

By Liz Wells 16 May 2025

Phlebotomists at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are to hold a further two weeks of industrial action in the dispute over pay.

CALDERDALE AND HUDDERSFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Healthcare staff in Calderdale and Huddersfield secure 'significant' back pay deal

By Liz Wells 13 May 2025

Healthcare assistants in the maternity and theatre departments of Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust are to be moved up a salary grade and receive five years’ back pay for clinical ta...

NURSING

Too few nursing staff on duty to provide safe NHS care, finds Unison

By Liz Wells 23 April 2025

Not enough nursing staff are on duty in hospitals to ensure patients are protected from harm such as falls, medication errors or other risks, new surveys reveal.