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Nurses working at the nurses station in the Acute Receiving Ward at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley, January 27, 2021
Healthcare / 3 February 2026
NHS privatisation behind career progression disparities, campaigners say
3 February 2026
NHS resident doctors protesting outside Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle, during a five-day strike after talks with the Government collapsed over pay, July 25, 2025
Workers' Rights / 2 February 2026
Resident doctors vote to extend strikes
2 February 2026
A general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward
NHS Crisis / 2 February 2026
Government does not know the number of NHS staff affected by change in immigration rules
2 February 2026
Healthcare / 27 January 2026
Hundreds of NHS staff begin ballot over fire-and-rehire threats
27 January 2026
First Minister of Scotland John Swinney during his visit to the offices of the of Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) in Edinburgh, January 27, 2025
NHS Crisis / 25 January 2026
First Minister points to ‘cultural problems’ at heart of hospital infections scandal
25 January 2026
NHS Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow
Scotland / 21 January 2026
Pressure led to hospital opening too soon, inquiry hears
21 January 2026
A general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward at Ealing Hospital in London, January 18, 2023
Healthcare / 19 January 2026
Women's health hubs launched in Wales
19 January 2026
A general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward
Wales / 19 January 2026
New powers to protect NHS staff come into force in Wales
19 January 2026
Workers' Rights / 16 January 2026
Striking hospital workers hand 7,000-strong letter to NHS trust bosses
16 January 2026
A general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward
Healthcare / 15 January 2026
Patients ‘would rather risk dying at home than go through torture’ of corridor care
15 January 2026

Nurses share harrowing accounts of a ‘broken system’

First Minister of Scotland John Swinney delivers a keynote speech at Oran Mor, in Glasgow, January 5, 2026
Scotland / 5 January 2026
SNP leader insists he is 'anxious' to prevent next week's doctor strikes
5 January 2026
07/03/22 of a generic view of medications at a hospital pharmacy
Public Health / 2 January 2026
NHS quietly releases plan to claw back millions from community pharmacies
2 January 2026
A medical professional preparing a syringe
Healthcare / 2 January 2026
NHS begins chickenpox vaccine rollout as experts hail ‘hugely positive moment’
2 January 2026
An Accident and Emergency sign
NHS Crisis / 31 December 2025
Millions seeking help for minor ailments in England’s A&Es
31 December 2025
Health Secretary Wes Streeting during a visit to Wimbledon Ambulance Station, south west London, to mark 500 new ambulances being deployed across England, December 18, 2025
NHS / 31 December 2025
New £75m fleet of ambulances met with union calls to invest in staff too
31 December 2025
A support worker stands in a corridor of NHS Seacole Centre at Headley Court, Surrey, May 2020
NHS Crisis / 30 December 2025
A&Es in ‘big trouble’ due to corridor care ‘normalisation,’ leading medic warns
30 December 2025
Resident doctors on the picket line outside Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, on the first day of a five-day walkout over pay and jobs, which could see up to half of the medical workforce in England could stop work. Picture date: Wednesday December 17, 2025
Editorial: / 22 December 2025
Why capitalism fails at planning people and the planet
22 December 2025
Resident doctors on the picket line outside Leeds General Infirmary, on the first day of a five-day walkout over pay and jobs, which could see up to half of the medical workforce in England could stop work. Picture date: Wednesday December 17, 2025
Workers' Rights / 22 December 2025
Doctors call for ‘less name-calling and more deal-making’ from Health Secretary Wes Streeting
22 December 2025
Cancer care nurse Preya Assi, 36, on the picket line outside University College Hospital, London, May 1, 2023
Workers' Rights / 19 December 2025
Nurses being left behind on pay progression, costing lives, money and the professions' future, union warns
19 December 2025
A ambulance driving in London, September 25, 2025
NHS / 19 December 2025
Two in three ambulance workers fear attacks during festive period, survey finds
19 December 2025
Dentistry Caroline LM / Creative Commons
Healthcare / 16 December 2025
Dentistry reforms are not the ‘end of the road,’ warn experts
16 December 2025
Workers' Rights / 17 December 2025
Overseas social care and NHS workers to lobby MPs on visa rules
17 December 2025
NHS resident doctors protesting outside Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle, during a five-day strike after talks with the Government collapsed over pay, July 25, 2025
Britain / 15 December 2025
‘Too little, too late’
15 December 2025

Resident doctors overwhelmingly reject government’s latest offer on jobs 

A general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward
Scotland / 15 December 2025
SNP 'let NHS crumble', Scottish Labour claims
15 December 2025