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Report finds NHS has a problem with institutional racism
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Report finds NHS has a problem with institutional racism

Ask people which British institution most embodies the ideas of multiculturalism and a great many will reply—the NHS.
19 March 2021
Care homes used ‘do not resuscitate’ orders without residents’ consent
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Care homes used ‘do not resuscitate’ orders without residents’ consent

Some English care homes have imposed blanket “do not resuscitate” orders on residents during the pandemic—without their knowledge or consent.
19 March 2021
National strike ballot across BT + Battles in the NHS
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National strike ballot across BT + Battles in the NHS

BT workers could be moving towards their first national strike since 1987 over planned job cuts and site closures.
15 March 2021
Strike! When NHS workers hit back
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Strike! When NHS workers hit back

Talk of industrial action is echoing around the NHS after the Tories’ offer of a 1 percent pay rise. Crucial health strikes of the past hold lessons for workers today
15 March 2021
Health workers join ‘slow clap’ to protest over Tory pay insult
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Health workers join ‘slow clap’ to protest over Tory pay insult

Health workers and their supporters showed their anger at the Tories 1 percent pay offer on Thursday by slow clapping in disgust.
11 March 2021
Test and trace has made no measurable difference say MPs
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Test and trace has made no measurable difference say MPs

Boris Johnson’s promise to deliver a “world-beating” test and trace scheme took yet another beating on Wednesday
10 March 2021
Heartlands hospital porters ready for new strikes
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New action at Heartlands

Porters at Heartlands Hospital in Birmingham have returned to picket lines in a long running dispute over working conditions.
08 March 2021
Don’t let Tory intimidation take away right to protest
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Don’t let Tory intimidation take away right to protest

The right to protest is under severe attack as the Tories ramp up the fining of protesters and look set to keep restrictions in place for months.
08 March 2021
NHS workers say they could strike over pay insult
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NHS workers say they could strike over pay insult

A storm of anger hit the Tories after they called for a paltry 1 percent pay rise for NHS workers—and it could lead to strikes
08 March 2021
Nurse Karen Reissmann fined £10,000 under Tory laws for protesting over pay insult
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Nurse Karen Reissmann fined £10,000 under Tory laws for protesting over pay insult

Manchester police have fined a nurse £10,000 for organising a protest against low pay in the NHS
07 March 2021
Health workers organise protests against Tory pay insult
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Health workers organise protests against Tory pay insult

The Tories hit a storm of anger after recommending a paltry 1 percent pay rise for NHS workers on Wednesday—and the reaction could lead unions to strike.
05 March 2021
Heartlands hospital porters defy threat of the sack from bullying bosses
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Unison leaders declare their backing for Heartlands strikers

Striking porters at Heartlands Hospital in Birmingham were given a boost by an online solidarity rally
02 March 2021