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Protesters outside the St Thomas Hospital as nurses took strike action in February. Hesther Ng / SOPA Images/Sipa US via Reuters Connect

Report: Nurses Tell of Disappointment With Latest NHS Pay Offer

George Walker

The relationship between the RCN and its members is becoming increasingly strained as the union encourages health workers to accept a 5% pay rise having initially argued for 19%.

Nurses on strike in Northern Ireland in 2019. RCN

Report: Nurses Have Voted to Strike Across the UK for the First Time

Polly Smythe

Nurses face declining pay and are so understaffed that they can't offer safe care. Polly Smythe reports.

Report: More Filipino Healthcare Workers Have Died of Covid-19 in the UK Than the Philippines. Why?

Rivkah Brown

Filipinos comprise just 2% of NHS England’s workforce, yet 25% of its coronavirus deaths. Rivkah Brown reports on why the Filipino community has suffered so disproportionately.

Residents and their families in an elderly care home.

Analysis: Money Alone Won’t Fix the Care Crisis – We Need a Radical Rethink

Emma Dowling

Perma-austerity and the persistent devaluation of care work have left social care in a deficit of millions. But throwing money at the problem won’t make it go away. What we need is a radical rethink, writes Emma Dowling - one that puts care workers and the communities they serve at the helm.

Opinion: NHS Workers Are Saying No, Now It’s Time for Unions to Step Up

Jack MacBean

Excluded from a recent public sector pay rise, nurses and healthcare workers have begun mobilising in their thousands to demand a pay increase. Last weekend over 40 demonstrations coalesced around a demand for a 15% pay rise for all NHS workers; now it's up to the unions to show some leadership, writes Jack MacBean.

Explainers: We Asked NHS Doctors About the Trade Documents Corbyn Revealed

This week Corbyn revealed un-redacted trade documents detailing talks between the Conservative government and the Trump administration between 2016 – now. He argued they prove the NHS is indeed up for sale, contradicting Boris Johnson. We asked two medical doctors to explain the papers. Featuring Dr Rita Issa and Dr Timesh Pillay.