I’m a critical care nurse – here’s why I am on the verge of quitting
A member of the Royal College of Nursing explains why everyone should have to work a shift in an NHS…
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More medical school places will not automatically create more doctors
A lack of postgraduate training is creating a specialist workforce shortage.
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Why the government’s court action against striking nurses is an act of vindictive idiocy
Also this week: a guitar from Sting, and a literary reminder of why being 16 was never sweet.
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Tories hope U-turn on nurses’ pay will boost poll numbers
The government is negotiating with selected striking workers after finding it had £30bn more than expected.
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How can NHS strikes be resolved?
Nurses and paramedics are fighting poor pay and conditions. Somehow the government needs to find the money to reverse years…
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British nurses’ pay lags behind other European countries
Taking into account what wages can buy, nurses in the UK earned less than the average of the 20 EU…
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How to save the NHS
Our medical editor spent New Year’s Day in A&E after his mother collapsed in church. In this personal essay he…
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The truth behind the worst NHS crisis
Most of the carnage unfolding is the result of political decisions, not Covid-19.
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