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After the July 4 election was called last week, the BMA gave the Government 'a final opportunity to make an offer and avoid strikes' but 'this opportunity has not been taken up'

The British Medical Association (BMA) said members have voted overwhelmingly in favour of accepting a new deal after months of strike action in a bitter dispute with the Government

A text sent to one person attending the medical centre in Kent warned them if they needed an ECG or blood pressure test they would be required to bring their own Duracell AA batteries

The alert follows the death in 2022 of Emily Chesterton, 30, of Salford, from a pulmonary embolism after being misdiagnosed twice by a PA at a London GP practice

Junior doctor Sumi Manirajan is striking this weekend for adequate pay to 'be valued as a doctor was in 2008 and bring back former NHS colleagues who left for Australia'

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has demanded a lump sum on top of a "substantial" above inflation pay rise in order to tackle the NHS workforce crisis with thousands leaving

Labour is considering banning under-16s from buying energy drinks such as Monster and Rockstar because of worries about the impact on children’s health and education

Junior doctor members of the British Medical Association in England will take part in another walkout from 7am on February 24 to midnight on February 28

Former Conservative Cabinet minister Theresa Villiers appealed to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to finally 'end' the long-running dispute during a surprising intervention in the Commons

The British Medical Association announced the new vote after receiving no invite for negotiations from Government a fortnight after its most recent strike ended

NHS junior doctors have started unprecedented action strike until next Wednesday with the government having refused to continue negotiating while plans were being made to down tools

Junior doctors are preparing to mount the longest strike in NHS history - but Richard Meddings, the chairman of the health service in England said he is 'fearful' of the effects

Doctors in training started their marathon 72-hour strike at 7am this morning after negotiations with the group - which makes up about half of the NHS workforce - were halted by Tory ministers

Junior doctors risk alienating the public with a three-day strike before Christmas and a six-day stoppage in the New Year so we urge them to accept their pay won't be sorted overnight

Ahead of the thirsty Christmas party season, the British Medical Association is calling for Brits to avoid having even a single drink if they are thinking about getting behind the wheel of a vehicle

Rishi Sunak, who was then Chancellor, also ignored warnings by the Government’s senior scientific and medical advisors, Sir Patrick Vallance and Sir Chris Whitty, the Covid-19 Inquiry heard

The Government has refused to meet consultants since the British Medical Association balloted to strike so action will start from 7am today until the same time on Saturday

A survey of GPs have found 60 per cent see between 26 and 40 patents daily despite the British Medical Association recommending they see no more than 25

British Medical Association (BMA) said, earlier this year, members would be better off serving coffee than treating patients, but the government disputed this claim

The British Medical Association announced another wave of 'monthly strike action' and called on the Government to return to the table for talks

The senior doctors were already due to walkout this week but the BMA has now unveiled two more strikes dates for top medics next month

The Prime Minister has approved salary uplifts for millions of public sector workers after accepting recommendations from pay review bodies’ - but do you think it's enough to end industrial action?

Junior doctors have blasted the Government's pay offer as 'derisory' as they insist it equates to just 84p an hour extra for new doctors

Tens of thousands of appointments are expected to be cancelled during the latest industrial action by junior doctors, with NHS bosses claiming the walkout is 'the most disruptive yet'

The British Medical Association starts a five day walk-out in England at 7am on Thursday after rejecting a 5% pay award offered by the Tories, who now refuse to negotiate with medics