Record exodus of overseas doctors from UK NHS
A record 4,880 overseas-trained doctors left the UK in 2024, a 26% rise, with NHS leaders blaming anti-migrant sentiment. Read the full analysis of this crisis.
A record 4,880 overseas-trained doctors left the UK in 2024, a 26% rise, with NHS leaders blaming anti-migrant sentiment. Read the full analysis of this crisis.
Retired consultant backs junior doctors' strike over decades of poor pay, while a serving paediatric consultant voices dissent. Explore the deep divide within the NHS.
Two British volunteer audiologists have been detained in India after allegedly crossing from Nepal without valid visas. Learn the full story and the diplomatic response.
NHS chief reveals resident doctors' strike has lowest turnout in 13 walkouts. Service operates at 95% capacity amid ongoing pay dispute. Read the latest on the industrial action.
Junior doctors begin 13th strike in ongoing pay restoration battle with government. Over 1.5m appointments cancelled as BMA and Wes Streeting remain divided.
Thousands of junior doctors in England begin a five-day strike over pay disputes, with many reportedly leaving for better conditions in Australia. Read the full story.
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Working days lost to strikes under Labour surge past 750,000 despite inflation-busting pay awards to unions. Junior doctors' walkouts escalate as talks collapse.
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A leaked Savanta poll reveals only 33% of England's junior doctors support the ongoing 5-day strike. Health Secretary Wes Streeting condemns BMA's 'recklessness' as the walkout disrupts NHS services.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting accuses junior doctors of 'cartel-like behaviour' as a five-day walkout begins, despite a 28.9% pay rise. Discover the impact on patient care.
Thousands of junior doctors in England begin a five-day strike, their 13th walkout since March 2023. The BMA demands a 26% pay rise, while NHS leaders warn of cancelled appointments and strained budgets.
NHS junior doctors in England plan new five-day strike over unresolved pay dispute with government. Learn how this affects healthcare services and the ongoing negotiations.
Thousands of resident doctors in England begin a five-day strike over pay, with health leaders warning of potential NHS staff and service cuts. Discover the full impact.
NHS leaders issue public guidance as resident doctors begin a five-day strike across England. Patients urged to attend appointments unless told otherwise. Emergency services remain available.
Hospital consultants demand a 5.5% pay rise, threatening industrial action by December 31. This could unite them with junior doctors in strikes, risking major NHS winter disruption.
Exclusive: A striking doctor reveals why 20,000 young medics can't get permanent NHS jobs despite staff shortages. Discover the crisis forcing a five-day walkout.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting faces a five-day doctors' strike during an NHS winter crisis. With waiting lists at 7.39 million and flu cases surging, the government stands firm on pay disputes.
Shocking NHS data reveals over 54,000 patients endured 12-hour A&E waits in October. As flu cases surge and junior doctors strike, experts warn of a 'state of national emergency'.
England's NHS waiting list sees a slight fall to 7.39 million treatments. Health Secretary Wes Streeting says the health service is on the 'road to recovery' despite looming junior doctor strikes.
NHS England issues urgent warning as junior doctors begin a five-day walkout. Use 111 for urgent care and 999 for emergencies. Services will be significantly affected.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting accuses BMA of 'cartel-like behaviour' as resident doctors begin five-day strike. He claims union opposes higher taxes but wants others to pay for doctor pay rises.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting warns doctors' strikes will cost the NHS £240 million, accusing the BMA of 'cartel-like behaviour'. He urges medics to call off the action.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting makes a final appeal to resident doctors to cancel their five-day strike over pay, while the NHS prepares for major service disruptions. Read the latest on this critical standoff.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting warns junior doctors' five-day strike could cost NHS nearly a quarter billion pounds. Latest walkout begins Friday amid flu surge. Read the full story.
Thousands of junior doctors across England will walk out next week after rejecting Health Secretary Wes Streeting's eleventh-hour pay offer, escalating the NHS staffing crisis.
British healthcare faces unprecedented disruption as resident doctors walk out for five consecutive days in bitter pay row with government, risking patient safety nationwide.
An inside look at why junior doctors are taking unprecedented strike action and what it reveals about the deepening crisis within Britain's National Health Service.
England's NHS faces renewed disruption as resident doctors confirm November strike action in ongoing pay dispute with government, threatening further strain on healthcare services.
The NHS faces an unprecedented early winter crisis as junior doctors confirm a five-day walkout in September, threatening massive service disruptions and appointment cancellations across England.