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• The Guardian view on the NHS in peril: the risks are multiplying | Editorial

  29-12-2022 19:30
  Rising pressures on staff could further weaken a depleted workforce. The government’s obduracy over pay is irresponsibleHospitals are crammed full of patients, the staffing crisis in adult social care continues to escalate, and alarming numbers of junior doctors report that they are planning to quit their NHS posts to work abroad. The multiple problems confronting the UK’s health and care system are interconnected and have been years in the making. While the pandemic exacerbated many
  
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• Revealed: the executives who determine public sector pay

  29-12-2022 13:42
  Ministers refusing to negotiate on wages say they must follow official review bodies – but who sits on these boards and how accountable are they?As we head towards the new year, striking workers are squaring up for a long battle with the government. Increasingly under the spotlight in these disputes are the nine independent review bodies that make recommendations on how much to pay 2.5 million staff across the public sector, from prison officers to teachers.Ministers have refused to negoti
  
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• Press release: Number of defibrillators to be increased with new funding

  29-12-2022 09:53 via gov.uk
  The number of life-saving defibrillators will be increased with new funding announced today by at least 1,000.
  
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