By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 09:03 GMT, 18 December 2023 | Updated: 10:26 GMT, 18 December 2023 MPs are in line for a 7.1 per cent pay rise in April after a series of bumper public sector settlements. The metric usually used to set politicians’ salaries would see them rise by more … Read more
Bosses admitted junior doctors could not have chosen a worse time to walkout By Shaun Wooler Health Editor Published: 00:12 GMT, 8 December 2023 | Updated: 00:29 GMT, 8 December 2023 Industrial action has now cost the NHS more than £2billion in lost appointments and overtime for staff who covered for striking colleagues, officials have … Read more
Health Secretary Barclay tells NHS to axe diversity officers or explain their value Mr Barclay said to have acted after seeing advert for officer on £96,300 salary NHS also told to stop paying for external diversity advisers, like Stonewall By Shaun Wooler Health Editor Published: 22:03 BST, 19 October 2023 | Updated: 01:48 BST, 20 … Read more
Report says majority of NHS maternity are ‘inadequate’ or ‘require improvement’ Care Quality Commission says 65% fail safety standards, up from 54% last year Regulator said one-in-ten were ‘inadequate’ compared to none last year By Shaun Wooler Health Editor Published: 00:23 BST, 20 October 2023 | Updated: 00:23 BST, 20 October 2023 A record number … Read more
GMB union boss savages Labour mayor Sadiq Khan over ‘unfair’ Ulez expansion in London as he warns it is hammering NHS staff and other struggling workers GMB general secretary Gary Smith said fee was worrying workers By David Wilcock, Deputy Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 17:07 BST, 12 September 2023 | Updated: 17:24 BST, 12 … Read more
Survey of over 2,000 Brits showed women are less likely to fat shame than men Scientists also say people with a higher BMI are less likely to stigmatise weight By Rebecca Whittaker For Mailonline Updated: 16:39 BST, 6 September 2023 Rich people, men and those with right-wing values are most likely to fat-shame people who are overweight, according to … Read more
Married NHS nurse sparks outrage after pretending to have a headache so she can leave her ‘hubby and kids’ in Disney World – and then goes on Tinder looking for ‘some hotel fun’ The nurse’s Tinder bio says she’s looking for ‘hotel room fun’ at Disney World The dating profile suggests she faked a headache … Read more
Would you wear a ‘gratitude poncho’? NHS adviser and business school professor faces online ridicule for suggesting colleagues wear flipchart paper bibs and write messages of appreciation on each other *EXCLUSIVE* Helen Bevan, who shared the image, is a strategic adviser to NHS Horizons Idea originated on a Medium blog written by a Belgium-based designer … Read more
Government accused of ‘not getting to grips with the crisis’ as six million people a month give up trying to get a GP appointment due to wait times 43% of those who needed an appointment in the past month said it was ‘difficult’ One in five adults who needed to contact their surgery decided not … Read more
Hundreds of thousands to suffer in new NHS strikes as more than half a million operations and appointments are set to be halted when junior doctors walk out this month BMA strikes will see 250,000 procedures cancelled, according to NHS chiefs The four-day strike will begin next Tuesday and is the longest BMA strike yet … Read more
Jeremy Hunt‘s back-to-work pension overhaul could backfire and spark a rush to retirement, experts have warned. The Chancellor abolished the £1.07million lifetime cap on tax-free pension savings in the Budget, as well as increasing the maximum annual contribution from £40,000 to £60,000. The move is intended to stop senior NHS staff and others from retiring … Read more
An 8-and-a-half stone woman was told she was ‘too slender to be given IVF’ due to NHS minimum weight rule Samantha Barrett has a BMI of 18.5 which is below target of 19 required for IVF She was repeatedly refused fertility treatment and is now on antidepressants By Victoria Allen Science Editor Published: 00:53 GMT, … Read more
Black NHS midwife who sued hospital for race discrimination after staff ‘joked’ they should ‘check their bags’ on her last day at work wins her claim Olukemi Akinmeji sued her employers for race discrimination and victimisation Tribunal heard she faced a ‘toxic’ work environment at William Harvey Hospital On her last day, the shift co-ordinator … Read more