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1% pay offer is an insult to NHS staff who have given everything in the fight against Covid
Health
By Paula Barker MP
1% pay offer is an insult to NHS staff who have given everything in the fight against Covid
Warm words and pats on the head will not cut it. This government must change course and deliver a just pay offer for our NHS workers.
A Year Lost To Covid – The Key Moments Of The Pandemic As The UK Marks A Year Since Lockdown
Coronavirus
A Year Lost To Covid – The Key Moments Of The Pandemic As The UK Marks A Year Since Lockdown
It is one year since the UK entered its first national lockdown. After a historic year battling the pandemic, PoliticsHome sets out the key moments from the past 12 months.
Nadine Dorries Claims Protecting 'Husband's' Pay Will Help Nurses 'Understand' 1% NHS Pay Rise
Health
Nadine Dorries Claims Protecting "Husband's" Pay Will Help Nurses "Understand" 1% NHS Pay Rise
The health minister has defended the government's NHS pay offer by saying nurses with "partners" or "husbands" will "understand" the move because it will protect the financial support of those on furlough.
NHS Boss Confirms Nurses Were Meant To Get More Than Double Government’s 1% Pay Rise Offer
Coronavirus
NHS Boss Confirms Nurses Were Meant To Get More Than Double Government’s 1% Pay Rise Offer
The head of the NHS has confirmed nurses were supposed to get a higher pay rise than the one the government is now offering.
Tory MPs In Backlash Against NHS Pay Plan As They Urge Ministers To Do 'Everything They Can' To Boost Offer
Health
Tory MPs In Backlash Against NHS Pay Plan As They Urge Ministers To Do "Everything They Can" To Boost Offer
Ministers are facing growing calls from their own party's MPs to u-turn on their controversial plans to offer NHS staff a 1% pay rise.
Nursing Union Sets Up £35m Strike Fund To Oppose “Pitiful” 1% NHS Pay Rise
Health
Nursing Union Sets Up £35m Strike Fund To Oppose “Pitiful” 1% NHS Pay Rise
The Royal College of Nurses has laid the groundwork for strike action after calling the government's proposed 1% pay rise “pitiful”.
How The 1% NHS Pay Rise Leaves Experienced Nurses With Just £3.50 Extra Per Week
Coronavirus
How The 1% NHS Pay Rise Leaves Experienced Nurses With Just £3.50 Extra Per Week
A major row has broken out between the government and healthcare unions as they attacked the "pitiful" proposals to increase NHS staff pay by just 1%.
Health Minister Claims 1% NHS Pay Rise Is “The Most We Can Afford” After Nurses Call It “Pitiful”
Coronavirus
Health Minister Claims 1% NHS Pay Rise Is “The Most We Can Afford” After Nurses Call It “Pitiful”
Nadine Dorries has defended the government's decision to reward NHS staff for dealing with the Covid pandemic with just a 1% pay rise.
Exclusive: NHS Chief Simon Stevens Announces Launch Of 40 New Mental Health Hubs For Staff After 'Toughest Year' In Health Service History
Coronavirus
Exclusive: NHS Chief Simon Stevens Announces Launch Of 40 New Mental Health Hubs For Staff After "Toughest Year" In Health Service History
Forty new mental health hubs will offer free and confidential support to health care staff who have been impacted by their work during the pandemic, the NHS chief Simon Stevens has said.
Matt Hancock Says Emergency Legislation To Protect NHS Staff From Lawsuits Is “Not Necessary At This Point”
Coronavirus
Matt Hancock Says Emergency Legislation To Protect NHS Staff From Lawsuits Is “Not Necessary At This Point”
Emergency legislation to protect NHS staff from lawsuits over coronavirus deaths is “not necessary at this point”, the health secretary has claimed.
People Without Covid Are Being Treated On The Same Wards As Infected Patients Because Hospitals Are Overwhelmed
Coronavirus
People Without Covid Are Being Treated On The Same Wards As Infected Patients Because Hospitals Are Overwhelmed
A critical care doctor has told PoliticsHome that patients are being put at risk of catching the coronavirus in hospital because wards are overrun with patients infected with Covid-19.
Parking charges for NHS hospital staff should be abolished – and this time, for good
Health
By Zarah Sultana MP
Parking charges for NHS hospital staff should be abolished – and this time, for good
The government has broken their promise to NHS staff. They have scandalously allowed parking charges to be reintroduced during a global pandemic
NHS Parliamentary Awards: An opportunity to give unsung NHS heroes the recognition they deserve
Coronavirus
By Maria Caulfield MP
NHS Parliamentary Awards: An opportunity to give unsung NHS heroes the recognition they deserve
This year, more than any other, it’s vital for Members of Parliament to recognise the work of health heroes across the country
NHS bosses demand extra support for female health and care staff at risk of coronavirus ‘burnout’
Coronavirus
NHS bosses demand extra support for female health and care staff at risk of coronavirus ‘burnout’
NHS bosses have called on the government to provide extra support to female health and care staff impacted by the coronavirus outbreak.
Boris Johnson urges Brits to join the public sector as he heaps praise on coronavirus frontline staff
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson urges Brits to join the public sector as he heaps praise on coronavirus frontline staff
Boris Johnson is urging Brits to consider a career in the public sector as he hailed the “heroic efforts“ of frontline staff during the coronavirus pandemic.
Chief Nurse confirms she was dropped from Downing Street briefing at height of Dominic Cummings row
Coronavirus
Chief Nurse confirms she was dropped from Downing Street briefing at height of Dominic Cummings row
England's Chief Nurse has said she was dropped from a Downing Street press briefing at the height of the row over Dominic Cummings’ lockdown trip to Durham.
Anger as government says free hospital parking for NHS staff cannot ‘continue indefinitely’
Coronavirus
Anger as government says free hospital parking for NHS staff cannot ‘continue indefinitely’
Free hospital parking for NHS staff in England will end in all but “certain circumstances” as the coronavirus pandemic eases, the Government has confirmed.
Labour urges government to roll out weekly coronavirus tests for all NHS and care staff
Coronavirus
Labour urges government to roll out weekly coronavirus tests for all NHS and care staff
Labour has called on the Government to introduce routine testing for all NHS and social care staff to help minimise the transmission of the disease.
Boris Johnson vows refunds for all NHS migrant workers who have had to pay health surcharge since it was scrapped
Health
Boris Johnson vows refunds for all NHS migrant workers who have had to pay health surcharge since it was scrapped
Boris Johnson has promised that all migrant workers in the NHS and social care who have paid a surcharge even after it was scrapped by the Government will have their money handed back.
Labour demands action on personal protective equipment as survey reveals BAME staff more likely to face shortages
Coronavirus
Labour demands action on personal protective equipment as survey reveals BAME staff more likely to face shortages
Black, asian and minority ethnic (BAME) nursing staff are more likely to have problems accessing protective equipment, a new survey branded “deeply concerning” by Labour has revealed.
Overseas NHS and care home staff to be exempt from health surcharge after U-turn by Boris Johnson
Coronavirus
Overseas NHS and care home staff to be exempt from health surcharge after U-turn by Boris Johnson
Overseas workers in the NHS and care homes will now be exempted from the health surcharge after Boris Johnson stepped in to alter the policy.
Coronavirus: Cabinet minister admits Government chose to prioritise testing in NHS over care homes
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Cabinet minister admits Government chose to prioritise testing in NHS over care homes
The Government has been accused of leaving the “most vulnerable people out at sea without a life raft” after a Cabinet minister admitted they chose to prioritise testing in the NHS over care homes.
Labour claims Immigration Bill a ‘threat to health and social care sector’ amid coronavirus pandemic
Coronavirus
Labour claims Immigration Bill a ‘threat to health and social care sector’ amid coronavirus pandemic
Labour has accused the Government of posing a “threat to our health and social care sector” as ministers press ahead with a wide-ranging shake-up of the immigration system amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Minister says BAME workers could be asked to step back from NHS frontline amid fears coronavirus having disproportionate impact
Coronavirus
Minister says BAME workers could be asked to step back from NHS frontline amid fears coronavirus having disproportionate impact
The Government will do “whatever it takes” to protect black, asian and minority ethnic NHS staff from the coronavirus, Cabinet minister Robert Buckland has declared, as hospital leaders were advised to reallocate staff who may be disproportionately hit by the disease.