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Tories breaking 40-year NHS spending trend despite record waits, experts say
The Institute for Fiscal Studies warns ministers are bucking a 40-year trend in which the NHS budget has almost always grown more quickly than originally planned
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Majority of voters demand Tories give NHS nurses a proper pay rise
More than six in 10 (63%) voters support proper wage boosts for NHS nursing staff, with majority support from Conservative, Labour and the Liberal Democrat voters
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NHS nurses demand 'several thousand pounds' in pay rise to stop more strikes
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
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NHS nursing recruitment crisis could push health service to complete collapse
A crisis in nursing recruitment could push the NHS to collapse, a union boss has warned, as new UCAS figures showed another sharp decrease in people applying for degree courses
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NHS nurses could launch more strikes after Rishi Sunak 'lost touch with reality'
Pat Cullen, General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing, warned the Prime Minister that 'every option – including strike action – is on the table'
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Nurses warn they're ready to strike in New Year over dangerous understaffing
In a New Year message to members, Royal College of Nursing (RCN) chief Pat Cullen warned of more industrial action over staffing levels amid dangerous shortages across the NHS
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PM hails 900 new NHS beds for winter - but 12,000 have been cut since 2010
The Prime Minister returned from holiday in California to visit Milton Keynes University Hospital and announce the extra capacity - but Labour pointed out how many have been lost
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Nurses shortage slammed as 'elephant in room' after 900 extra NHS beds announced
Health bosses accused ministers of failing to address staff shortages after the Department of Health announced a £250million package to boost capacity with more beds
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Nurses furious after being fobbed off with 'lowest pay rise in public sector'
Rishi Sunak will have to explain to 'over a million outraged NHS workers' after yesterday's pay announcement, Royal College of Nursing chief Pat Cullen said
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Nurses still in strong position in bitter pay row with Tories, says union boss
Royal College of Nursing general secretary Pat Cullen urged the Government to return to the negotiating table, as the RCN's annual congress got underway in Brighton
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RCN leader says nurses must get double-digit pay rise or risk months of strikes
Royal College of Nursing (RCN) members will begin voting on May 23 for further strike action up to Christmas after the union's six-month mandate expired at the beginning of the month
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More than 80 nurses quitting NHS a week - 4 times higher than a decade ago
Last year, 4,231 left the NHS because of the demands of their job – with Royal College of Nursing chief Pat Cullen saying plugging the gaps is taking a heavy personal toll
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Senior nurse who quit NHS in tears now earns same salary in junior job
Sean Sherry spent nine years in the NHS but quit in tears after suffering crippling burnout. It turned out to be a lucrative decision as he now earns the same level in an entry-level tech job
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Patients' lives being put at risk 'every day' by NHS crisis, nursing leaders say
The warning comes as NHS staff stages their largest walkout yet until 11.59pm this evening after unions voted to reject an offer of a five per cent pay increase
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Nurses' 48-hour Bank Holiday hospital strike is illegal, court rules
Health Secretary Steve Barclay took the Royal College of Nursing to court after warning the union does not have a mandate to stage the walkout beginning this weekend
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Two-day nurses strike could be unlawful over ballot row, NHS bosses claim
NHS Employers, an organisation which acts on behalf of NHS trusts, argues the six month period in which industrial action can be taken in England expires during the strike action
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Nurses warn Sunak he'll be 'here today gone tomorrow' if he fails to end pay war
Royal College of Nursing general secretary Pat Cullen said the PM faces punishment at the ballot box as she urged Tory ministers to enter talks to avert fresh hospital strikes
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Nurses could strike until Christmas as dispute over NHS pay escalates
Royal College of Nursing general secretary Pat Cullen said members would be balloted on a fresh wave of industrial action after rejecting the latest pay offer from the Government
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Nurses reject pay deal and confirm strike dates as row may last until Christmas
The Royal College of Nursing will hold a 48-hour walkout that will include A&E and cancer unit staff for the first time, before holding a vote on a further six months of possible strikes
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Health Secretary 'hasn't spoken to unions for a month' as nurse strikes escalate
Royal College of Nursing (RCN) chief Pat Cullen said there's been 'no communication' with Steve Barclay for a month after the union ramped up action by announcing a 48 hour walkout involving A&E and ICU staff
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A&E and cancer nurses set to join next strikes as NHS pay dispute escalates
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is considering fresh industrial action over three separate days, which would run throughout the night, as ministers stonewall on pay demands
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Rishi Sunak and Steve Barclay accused of being 'on strike' from NHS crisis
Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting slammed Rishi Sunak and Steve Barclay for failing to negotiate with health unions and put an end to strikes - as ambulance workers and nurses both walked out today at the same time
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100,000 nurses and patients sign letter to Rishi Sunak calling for NHS wage rise
Nurses are planning to walk out next Monday and Tuesday at a bigger number of hospitals than previous action - with the NHS facing strikes everyday except Wednesday next week
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More than three in five patients support NHS workers striking, poll shows
A YouGov poll shows 61% of those diagnosed with a health condition back nurses, paramedics and other health workers - as Lord Winston accuses the Government of having 'lost control' of the NHS
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GP numbers drop in Sunak's back yard as he faces private healthcare questions
The Conservative leader is expected to come under fresh pressure over whether he uses a £250-a-half-hour doctor when he faces MPs at Prime Minister's Questions
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