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Ministers invoke legislation that seeks to ensure minimum service levels in critical sectors
Move comes after failings identified during trial of child serial killer Lucy Letby
Three-day October walkout by senior doctors would be longest stoppage in the dispute
Warning from health leaders after data shows routine care backlog at record levels
Partnership with private sector aimed at cutting waiting lists amid spending constraints
Roughly 68,000 hospital appointments and procedures axed because of last week’s walkout by senior doctors
Announcement of latest walkout in England comes after breakdown of talks with UK government
NHS Providers says timing and duration of walkout poses severe test for health service
Survey shows drop in staff morale as junior doctors prepare for three days of action on pay
Figures come as health leaders warn that patients will face severe disruption during biggest NHS walkout on February 6
Shapps clashes with union leaders over his claim industrial action will put lives at risk
Last-minute talks break down between unions and health minister Barclay as Sunak refuses to reopen NHS pay deal
Hospital leaders in talks with unions to limit impact of industrial action on critical care
Executives fear workers may be lured away by retailers such as Amazon just as winter pressure on health service mounts
Ministers weigh fresh restrictions as medics juggle flu cases with rise in emergency demand and patient backlog
Demand comes as daily death toll hits highest level since March and hospitalisations near 1,000
Pressure mounts on chancellor to deliver funding for dilapidated facilities following the pandemic
Delta variant causes huge disruption in English workplaces as workers pinged by Covid app stay at home
Concerns grow over rapid spread of strain first found in India
Pandemic has created a backlog in surgery, increased demand for mental health services and left many patients with long Covid
Government says measures introduced last year are sufficient to prevent risk of higher tax bills for working extra shifts
PM urged to use ‘extreme caution’ in Wednesday’s review of England’s tiered system of restrictions
Senior officials fear government’s approach will not prevent autumn resurgence of virus
NHS Providers says it could jeopardise supply for key health workers
US-owned Cygnet Health Care more likely to use restraint and seclusion than other NHS providers
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