The crumbling concrete that has closed schools over fears of collapse is also in hospitals and potentially millions of homes.
The problem of crumbling concrete has been known about for years. In 2018 an NHS boss called RAAC - reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete - a “ticking time bomb”.
However, the issue has hit the headlines after more than 100 schools were...
Cost to NHS of junior doctors’ strike will exceed their pay...
The cost of the junior doctors’ strike to NHS England will be more than awarding them the 35% pay rise they are demanding.
The revelation comes as junior doctors begin their latest round of industrial with a four day walkout...
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Government ‘turbocharges’ privatisation to cut NHS waiting lists
The government is turning to the private sector to cut record waiting lists in the biggest expansion of private capital in the NHS since Tony Blair’s New Labour government. NHS...
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NHS strikes setting up a ‘terrifying’ winter says top doctor
A senior doctor has warned that ongoing NHS strikes are setting the health service up for a “terrifying” winter with a severe flu outbreak forecast and record waiting lists...
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London faces major measles outbreak, warns UK Health Security Agency
The UK’s capital has been warned it faces a major measles outbreak that could result in thousands of people being hospitalised and dozens of deaths because of low vaccination...
Asbestos threat in thousands of public buildings continues
An article in The Times brings the ongoing asbestos threat in UK schools in the UK once again into sharp focus. According to a National Audit Office survey, over 21,000 schools still contain asbestos,...
NHS Long Term Plan has striking omission
Billed by Rishi Sunak as “the most significant thing to ever happen in the NHS”, the long-awaited NHS long term plan aims to fix staffing issues to future proof the health service.
Sunak has allocated...
Sunak willingness to block public sector will turn ‘crisis into unmitigated disaster’
Rishi Sunak has signalled he is willing to overrule independent review bodies recommendations for public sector pay rises, provoking fury from trade unions who say millions will be left even worse off.
The prime minister...
Covid inquiry unveils UK’s unpreparedness as key witnesses testify
Witnesses testifying at the Covid inquiry this week have pointed to the UK's lack of preparedness, Brexit, austerity, and racism as the weaknesses leading to an inadequate response to the pandemic. Several experts said...
Junior doctors stage a three-day walk out
The 72-hour strike by junior doctors demanding pay restoration to 2008-2009 levels began this morning at 7 am. The previous strike in April translated into the cancellation of nearly 200,000 appointments, with this walkout...