National Health Service

How UK junior doctors strike is crippling health system

Around 350,000 appointments including operations will be cancelled across the United Kingdom as a result of the four-day strike. Response times for life-threatening illnesses and injuries have already increased, but the government and doctors remain deadlocked

Britain preps for ‘massive disruption’ as thousands of doctors begin 4-day strike

Qualified junior doctors -- who make up nearly half of the medical workforce in the United Kingdom -- are striking for pay hikes to deal with rising inflation, in a walkout that follows a three-day doctors’ strike last month

Hugh Jackman is urging people to wear sunscreen: Can it prevent skin cancer?

'Wolverne' star Hugh Jackman has disclosed that he has had two biopsies as a result of a recent skin cancer scare. In the video, he further urged his fans to slather on sunscreen this summer. But do sunscreens really prevent skin cancer?

England rolls out spring Covid-19 booster shots for vulnerable groups

The National Health Service (NHS) said others eligible can book in on the UK’s National Booking Service or the NHS App from next Wednesday, with the first appointments available from April 17

Stretched by staff shortages, Britain’s NHS to be hit hard as junior doctors vote to walk out

The British Medical Association (BMA), which represents some 45,000 junior doctors in England, said 98% of those taking part in a ballot had voted in favour of mass strikes, adding that they will stage a 72-hour walkout next month

Is UK’s beloved National Health Service on its deathbed?

The UK takes great pride in the National Health Service. But now 75 years after it was set up, the famous healthcare system is ailing. There’s a shortage of doctors, hospitals are overwhelmed and patients are dying because of delays in treatment. How did the NHS get here?

UK ambulance workers strike again as unions call for talks

Thousands of ambulance workers held another strike across England and Wales on Monday, in escalating industrial action as unions called the government to hold talks on improving pay and conditions

‘No beds, not enough doctors’: UK’s healthcare system in troubled waters

The situation is being described as the worst crisis since the NHS was set up in 1948, with a particular focus on accident and emergency (A&E) but which also includes longer waiting times for other appointments and treatment

British PM Rishi Sunak admits using private healthcare amid rising inflation, NHS row

A few critics have argued that Sunak, who happens to be one of the wealthiest politicians in British history, is out of touch with those workers demanding higher wages to keep up with inflation and have doubted whether he could appreciate the strains the National Health Service is facing

Nurses and paramedics across UK mull more strikes in 2023

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said thousands of its members would strike again on January 18 and 19 over pay after walking out on two days in December