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Medics say seven years of restrictions have resulted in real-terms cuts of 14% amid news that the government could lift limit. Thousands of nurses are expected to call on the Government to end the 1% cap on public sector pay at a demonstration in Parliament Square later. The protest is the culmination of a summer…
Ministers are considering putting London’s army of nurses first in the queue for higher pay when the cap on public sector awards is eased, sources revealed today. They are looking into whether a regional pay boost would help major hospitals and other public bodies that cannot fill posts because of the higher costs of living in the…
Reluctance to talk about transplants leaves families unsure of potential donors’ wishes and a reluctance to donate A reluctance to talk about transplants is contributing to a deadly shortage of organs donation, the NHS has said after figures revealed more than 450 patients waiting for a new organ died last year because families, unsure of their deceased…
One-tenth of 50-year-old men have a heart age 10 years older than they are, heightening their risk of a fatal heart attack or stroke, a study suggests. The Public Health England analysis is based on responses from 1.2 million people to its Heart Age Test – 33,000 of whom were men aged 50. The organisation also predicts…
The NHS will suffer its worst winter in recent history if it does not receive a £350m emergency bailout, hospital chiefs have warned. The cash is desperately need to fund extra staff and beds, with waiting times and bed shortages remaining “stubbornly bad,” according to NHS Providers, which represents NHS chief executives. The government has given…