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☆ Britain braces for 'unparalleled' disruption from doctors' strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] Junior doctors hold placards during a strike, amid a dispute with the government over pay, outside St Thomas' Hospital, in London, Britain April 11, 2023. REUTERS/Maja SmiejkowskaLONDON, April 11 (Reuters) - Junior doctors in Britain began a four-day strike on Tuesday over pay that is likely to cause unprecedented disruption to the health service, prompting the government to warn of a risk to patient safety. Tuesday's walkout followed a three-day doctors' strike last month. The BMA has said the strikes by junior doctors, some of whom are very experienced, could be stopped if health minister Steve Barclay put a credible pay offer forward. He says the BMA's demands are unreasonable and would mean an increase of more then 20,000 pounds ($24,840) for some doctors.

☆ UK doctors begin strike likely to be 'most disruptive' for health service
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] People attend a protest by junior doctors, amid a dispute with the government over pay, outside St Thomas' Hospital in London, Britain, March 13, 2023. The strike is the latest involving staff at Britain's state-funded National Health Service (NHS), following walkouts by nurses, paramedics and other workers demanding a pay rise that better reflects double-digit levels of inflation. "This is likely to be the most disruptive set of industrial action days that we've seen all winter," Powis told Times Radio. "We are working closely across the NHS to make sure that services are not affected in those emergency pathways," he said. Junior doctors in Britain are qualified physicians, often with several years of experience, who work under the guidance of senior doctors and represent almost half of the country's medical workforce.

☆ UK doctors begin three-day strike in pay dispute
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

LONDON, March 13 (Reuters) - Thousands of junior doctors in England walked out on Monday in three-day strike that will disrupt patient care, as they protest over pay they say can work out at less per hour than a barista. Junior doctors in Britain are qualified physicians, often with several years of experience. [1/3] People attend a protest by junior doctors, amid a dispute with the government over pay, outside St Thomas' Hospital in London, Britain, March 13, 2023. Last month, 98% of the nearly 37,000 who took part in the BMA's strike ballot voted in favour. Robert Laurenson, co-chair of the BMA's Junior Doctors Committee, said they had seen a real terms pay cut over the last 15 years due to public sector wage freezes.

☆ UK says norovirus cases sharply rise in England
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Feb 9 (Reuters) - Norovirus cases in England are 66% higher than the average at this time of year, official data showed on Thursday, with the biggest rise in confirmed infections seen in those aged 65 years and over. Outbreaks caused by the vomiting and diarrhoea-causing norovirus have surged in hospitals, schools and care homes, with majority of cases in care home settings, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said. The UKHSA added that while elevated levels were expected in those aged 65 years and over, the number has not been seen in over a decade. "The number of people in hospitals with norovirus has risen significantly in line with what we are seeing in the community and in care homes," NHS Medical Director Professor Sir Stephen Powis said. Reporting by Amna Karimi in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva and Sriraj KalluvilaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Britain faces largest ever healthcare strikes as pay disputes drag on
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-05 | by ( Sachin Ravikumar | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Unfortunately, we've been seeing a situation with the ambulance unions where they refuse to provide that information," he said. Ambulance workers have denied Shapps' allegation. Sharon Graham, leader of the Unite union, told the BBC on Sunday she wanted Sunak to come to the negotiating table, accusing the government of lying about ambulance workers. Not all ambulance workers will strike at once and emergency calls will be attended to. In Wales, nurses and some ambulance workers have called off strikes planned for Monday as they review pay offers from the Welsh government.

☆ Exclusive: NHS drafts stricter oversight of trans youth care
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Jennifer Rigby | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

The guidelines are part of a wide-ranging review of treatment for young transgender people seeking NHS care. It was briefly uploaded to the NHS England website at the end of September, with plans for a 45-day public comment period, but later removed. "No-one should be purchasing illegal, unknown and potentially life-threatening drugs online," said NHS England medical director Dr Stephen Powis in a statement earlier this week. The drugs used in the UK are prescribed "off-label," which means they are not licensed for gender care. A lack of long-term scientific evidence around how to help transgender youth has contributed to a highly politicised fight in many countries.

„La fel ca virusul, dezinformarea călătoreşte dincolo de graniţe, suferă mutaţii şi evoluează”, a declarat Stephen Powis, directorul medical al NHS Anglia, după ce actriţa a sugerat că o anumită dietă a ajutat-o să trateze „ceaţa creierului” pe care a experimentat-o după ce a avut Covid-19. Toţi influecerii care folosesc social media sunt datori să fie responsabili şi grijulii pe acest subiect”, a subliniat el. „Am observat că mulţi influenceri au plecat din ţară – mai precis, o mulţime”, a declarat el pentru CNN, scrie adevărul.ro. „Oamenii nu-şi dau seama că reţele sociale sunt un loc de muncă”, a explicat Hussain care a spus că a avut mai multe motive pentru a se deplasa la Dubai. „Sperăm că toţi influencerii şi oamenii aflaţi în atenţia publicului îşi vor face comentariile bazat pe ştiinţă şi acţiunile lor se vor încadra în limitele regulilor”, a spus el.

Persons: Gwyneth Paltrow, Stephen Powis, actriţa, Priti, Daanish, CNN, Ilan, Heidi Organizations: ITV, Statistică, University College London, London School Locations: Anglia, Emiratele Arabe Unite, Marii Britanii, Dubai, britanic, carantina

Powis a precizat că astfel de sfaturi din partea Agenţiei de reglementare a medicamentelor şi produselor medicale din Marea Britanie (MHRA) constituie o practică standard. Marea Britanie a fost prima ţară care a autorizat acest vaccin şi a demarat marţi o campanie masivă de vaccinare, îndreptată până acum către îngrijitorii din centrele de asistenţă şi vârstnici. Două persoane cu reacţii alergice grave au reacţionat prost", a anunţat Stephen Powis, directorul medical al Serviciului Naţional de Sănătate (NHS). „Amândouă se recuperează bine", a precizat el. Asistentele şi medicii din Marea Britanie au început marţi administrarea vaccinului dezvoltat de compania farmaceutică germană BioNTech şi de partenerul său american Pfizer.

Persons: Powis, Stephen Powis, Pfizer, Albert Bourla, . Organizations: americană Moderna, Drug Locations: Geneva, Oxford, Statele Unite

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