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Unions were wrong to call off the health strikes but activists say there is still time to resist, writes Tomáš Tengely-Evans

Last month Socialist Review reported that NHS workers would be back out on strike in January and February. As we went to press all the unions involved had called off the action following negotiations. Unite and Unison officials are claiming that the offer is the best they could achieve. But the offer of a 1...

Many health workers in England are frustrated that unions have called off strikes planned for this Thursday and next month.

Half a million health workers were set to strike this Thursday, 29 January, but union leaders were set to call it off writes Tomáš Tengely-Evans

As the Tories launch another attack on NHS pay, building solidarity with the health strikes is crucial for our side to beat them, says Tomáš Tengely-Evans

Health workers spoke to Tomáš Tengely-Evans about the crisis that’s gripping hospitals across Britain—and why their strike is the best chance to save the health service

Also: Jeremy Hunt not welcome at the Whittington

The Tories have upped the stakes in the run-up to health strikes across England on 29 January and 25 February. 

As cuts and privatisation leave hospitals struggling to cope with winter, new strikes over NHS pay are a chance to fight back, writes Tomáš Tengely-Evans

Nurse Stuart Beddows killed himself—and the ­pressure of work tipped him over the edge. 

Hospitals are likely to turn patients away in the coming weeks, as the NHS faces a Christmas crisis. 

Tory chancellor George Osborne has claimed that the government will give the NHS a £2 billion “lifeline”.