Monday, 22 December 2014

NHS staff threaten new year strikes as pay dispute escalates

NHS staff threaten new year strikes as pay dispute escalates Doctors and health leaders say services ‘running just to stand still’ as they struggle to cope with winter spike in patient numbers.

NHS leaders in England say the problems caused by the funding squeeze are greater than ever, with hospitals struggling to cope with record levels of emergency admissions and unions threatening fresh strike action in the new year over pay curbs.

There were more than 111,000 emergency admissions to hospitals in the last week and A&E departments saw 440,428 patients, up more than 24,000 on the same week last year, despite relatively low levels of flu and winter vomiting. Continue reading... The Guardian

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