Junior doctors in England started their latest round of strike action on Monday 26 February, with a five-day walkout starting at 7am.
Northern Ireland’s Department of Health has concluded pay negotiations with trade unions for health and social care staff on Agenda for Change terms and conditions.
The Royal College of Nursing has called for nursing staff to be paid a ‘significant recruitment and retention supplement’ on top of their basic salary to stem the exodus of nursing staff from the NHS.
The government has announced proposals to index contribution thresholds in line with the consumer price index (CPI), but then further increase them if the Agenda for Change pay award is higher than this inflation figure.
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King's Fund chief analyst Siva Anandaciva has published a report on the impact of NHS strikes on patients, staff, public perceptions and NHS finances.
Up to 20,000 health workers in England have not yet received a one-off payment of nearly £1,655 agreed last May, the BBC has reported.
Junior doctors in Northern Ireland have voted to take strike action for the first time.
The Department of Health and Social Care has published the government's response to the recent consultation on the NHS pension scheme.
The NHS is facing further strike disruption this week amid continued high demand for services, NHS England reports.