All Strikes articles – Page 4
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NewsBirths being delayed by strikes, says CEO
Women have faced delays in giving birth due to the ongoing strikes, a major trust’s chief executive has said.
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HSJ LocalCEO warns of ‘significant increase’ in patient anxiety over doctors’ strikes
A trust chief executive has warned of a ‘really significant increase’ in patient anxiety and frustration created by the ongoing doctors’ strikes.
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NewsStrikes caused 22 ‘critical incidents’, government claims
The NHS has declared 22 ‘critical incidents’ due to disruption caused by industrial action since December, including the need to transfer critical care patients, according to the Department for Health and Social Care.
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NewsExclusive: Sunak’s winter fund to prop-up ‘bottom line’ with ‘no new initiatives’
Extra NHS funding which the prime minister announced last week for ’winter’ will in fact be used to cover trusts’ additional costs linked to strike action, and ‘will not be available to support new initiatives’, HSJ has learned.
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NewsShelford trusts now paying consultants up to £269 an hour to cover strike night shifts
Seven of the 10 largest teaching trusts are understood to have acquiesced to demands by the British Medical Association to pay consultants higher overtime rates for covering August’s junior doctors’ strike.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: The never-ending strike
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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NewsFirst-ever joint strikes for junior doctors and consultants announced
Junior doctors have announced a fresh round of strike action that will coincide with walkouts by hospital consultants.
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NewsConsultants announce dates for longest strike yet
Hospital consultants in England will strike for three consecutive days in October as they prepare to undertake their longest period of industrial action so far.
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NewsICS accused of imposing ‘woefully low’ overtime pay
An integrated care system’s new overtime ‘rate card’ has sparked a furious response from doctors who warned the “woefully under-market value” rates were directly undermining efforts to ensure safe staffing.
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NewsSeeking big GP funding increase ‘naive’, says new leader
The new chair of the British Medical Association’s GP committee has warned that seeking a very large increase in funding in contract negotiations would be “woefully naive”, given national financial constraints.
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NewsToo much emphasis placed on CEO ‘success or failure’ says new chief
A chief executive of a major acute trust has said much of the ‘emphasis’ placed on CEOs represents an ‘outdated model of leadership’.
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NewsStrike exemption requests not approved despite staffing concerns
Updated: Several trusts’ requests for exemptions from junior doctors’ strike actions — citing difficulties securing enough shifts to safely staff services — were not approved, and in one case withdrawn by the British Medical Association.
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NewsUpdated: Latest talks were ‘pointless’, say junior doctors
Junior doctors have said the “informal” talks requested by the government earlier this week were “pointless”, because they were unwilling to discuss pay.
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NewsConsultants name September strike dates
Medical consultants in England will strike on 19 and 20 September if the government “refuses to agree to pay talks and present a credible offer,” the British Medical Association has said.
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Expert BriefingHSJ Podcast: Leadership standards revealed
Now that NHS England has finally published its new standards for leaders, we discuss how the revised ‘Fit and Proper Person Test’ will work, and if it is enough to stop the revolving door of poor leaders.
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NewsRadiographers warn next strike could hit 100 trusts
The Society of Radiographers is considering reballoting members in an effort to significantly increase the scope of its industrial action, the union’s director of industrial strategy has told HSJ.
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NewsRevealed: The trusts offering ‘BMA rates’ to doctors covering strikes
Around a quarter of acute trusts paid consultants premium rates to provide strike cover during the first two junior doctors’ walkouts, broadly matching the pay levels demanded by the British Medical Association’s ‘rate card’, HSJ research has found.
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Expert BriefingHSJ Podcast: Under the skin of the strikes
This week we assess the damage after one of the toughest weeks of NHS strike action, with junior doctors and consultants both taking action.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: The trouble with training
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night – and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce.
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Expert BriefingRecovery Watch: Quantifying the strike damage
Recovering services from the covid crisis is the big task for NHS leaders for the foreseeable future. The Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress. This week by HSJ bureau chiefs James Illman and Ben Clover.