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NHS England has attacked senior doctors for charging “rip off” rates for overtime, after a BBC investigation found pressure to cut waiting lists is allowing some consultants to make more than £200,000 a year for additional work.

As his first act in office, Wes Streeting says he has spoken to the British Medical Association (BMA) to re-start negotiations in a bid to end the dispute over pay and working conditions

The alert follows the death in 2022 of Emily Chesterton, 30, of Salford, from a pulmonary embolism after being misdiagnosed twice by a PA at a London GP practice

Junior doctor Sumi Manirajan is striking this weekend for adequate pay to 'be valued as a doctor was in 2008 and bring back former NHS colleagues who left for Australia'

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has demanded a lump sum on top of a "substantial" above inflation pay rise in order to tackle the NHS workforce crisis with thousands leaving

Labour is considering banning under-16s from buying energy drinks such as Monster and Rockstar because of worries about the impact on children’s health and education

Junior doctor members of the British Medical Association in England will take part in another walkout from 7am on February 24 to midnight on February 28

Former Conservative Cabinet minister Theresa Villiers appealed to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to finally 'end' the long-running dispute during a surprising intervention in the Commons

The British Medical Association announced the new vote after receiving no invite for negotiations from Government a fortnight after its most recent strike ended

The doctors' union, the British Medical Association, has threatened further industrial action if Health Secretary Victoria Atkins does not return to the negotiating table

In Australia junior doctors can earn £30 an hour from basic pay alone, compared to around £16 an hour in the NHS. “Some of the best doctors I’ve worked with have gone to work in Australia,” Sumi Manirajan, an A&E junior doctor said. “And I don’t know if they’re ever coming back.”

The medical director of NHS England Sir Stephen Powis says it will take months for the country's health service to recover as junior doctors begin a strike action for better pay

NHS junior doctors have started unprecedented action strike until next Wednesday with the government having refused to continue negotiating while plans were being made to down tools

NHS England's medical director warned the NHS may have to deal with 'one of the most difficult starts to the year' it has ever faced as junior doctors prepare to walkout for six days

Junior doctors are preparing to mount the longest strike in NHS history - but Richard Meddings, the chairman of the health service in England said he is 'fearful' of the effects

Doctors in training started their marathon 72-hour strike at 7am this morning after negotiations with the group - which makes up about half of the NHS workforce - were halted by Tory ministers

Junior doctors risk alienating the public with a three-day strike before Christmas and a six-day stoppage in the New Year so we urge them to accept their pay won't be sorted overnight

Walkouts will run from December 20 to December 23 and from January 3 to January 9 - and NHS England bosses are concerned as the health service is already battling a huge backlog

The end is in sight for a bitter pay row between NHS consultants and the Government after the two sides reached an agreement, which will now be put to top doctors for their approval

Ahead of the thirsty Christmas party season, the British Medical Association is calling for Brits to avoid having even a single drink if they are thinking about getting behind the wheel of a vehicle

The Conservative Party vice-chairman issued an apology to Dr Tom Dolphin after sharing a news story about the medic last month - and has now paid £1,870 to the British Medical Association's strike fund

The Covid inquiry has heard that the Government 'lost control' of the pandemic and 'abandoned basic public health protection' when it privatised the Test and Trace system

Rishi Sunak, who was then Chancellor, also ignored warnings by the Government’s senior scientific and medical advisors, Sir Patrick Vallance and Sir Chris Whitty, the Covid-19 Inquiry heard

The Government has refused to meet consultants since the British Medical Association balloted to strike so action will start from 7am today until the same time on Saturday

A survey of GPs have found 60 per cent see between 26 and 40 patents daily despite the British Medical Association recommending they see no more than 25