Nurse news

• Nurses in England are on weaker ground with new strikes – and ministers know it

  17-04-2023 20:48
  
  The health secretary, Steve Barclay, and Rishi Sunak are gambling that nurses’ appetite for a fight is waning – and ballot results back them upEveryone loves nurses, don’t they? They are near the top of the list of the nation’s most admired and trusted workers. They inspired a TV drama called Angels. And when they were striking in December, January and February, they were the NHS staff group the health secretary, Steve Barclay, most wanted to make peace with.But since the
  
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• One in eight Britons pay for private health services, survey shows

  17-04-2023 07:00
  
  Campaigners say underinvestment in NHS is forcing patients to seek private treatment if they can afford itOne in eight Britons have paid for private health services in the last year, amid frustration with delays in getting NHS treatment and a growing willingness to buy care using salary or savings.New research by YouGov found that another 27% of people had considered going private, for themselves or a loved one, but decided against it, often because they couldn’t afford it.33% of those who
  
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