The new year started just as the previous one ended. This the strike wave United Kingdom will continue in January, after talks between Government representatives and unions on wage increases and working conditions on Monday did not hinder the situation. This Wednesday Ambulance personnel will go on strikeIt will recur on the 23rd and will result in the cancellation of thousands of surgeries and hospital appointments in the UK. This there will be nurses next week Those who went on strike for two days in a row on the 18th and 19th days, with just as many cancellations. This Doctors can follow the same path in March.. Meeting with Health Minister Steve Barclay was a “missed opportunity”, according to Onay Kasab, a negotiator for the Unite ambulances association, while Joanne Galbraith-Marten of the Royal College of Nursing said she was “bitterly disappointed”. Another unionist, Sara Gorton of Unison, appreciated the “change of style” in the minister, but for now Not converted into an economical offer steady and ringing
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First Minister Rishi Altar has adopted a more conciliatory language in the last two days. He reiterates since Sunday that his government is willing to “negotiate wage demands with unions”, provided that what is demanded is met. reasonable, responsible, friendly For the country,” Progress so far has been scant. Workers are demanding a pay rise in the current budget year 2022-23 to cover living costs. The executive is investigating a possible deal, but that will be for next year, an increase Barclay hinted at yesterday, It would be linked to productivity and performance, something Kasab described as an “insult.” “Ministers know the dispute won’t be resolved unless they find large sums of money to raise salaries for the remainder of this fiscal year,” Gorton said. The government may be examining a striker offer. unique and extra paymentreturn to work, but nothing is currently known about the possible terms of the hypothetical offer.
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Amid cases of Covid and flu, public health, like the prime minister, is under great pressure. Polls show that Majority of Brits support the demands ambulance workers and nurses. Sunak announced that £250m (€283m) will be paid urgently to transport hospitalized patients who are in good enough health to residences, private hospitals and even hotels to free much-needed beds. About 13,000 people admitted will be in this situation in the UK. It has become a common image that emergency services collapse, ambulances form long queues at hospital doors, and cannot accept patients for hours because there are no beds. The delays are the longest ever recorded. The government hopes to free around 2,500 jobs with this additional contribution for Labor officer Wes Streeting, responsible for health issues. What is needed is to find a long-term solution to the problem.. Sunak reiterated that ending hospital waiting lists is his top priority right now.
Health is not the only social sector in conflict. There were also fruitless meetings between members of the government on Monday and teachers’ unions who voted on possible strikes in England and Wales. A series of intermittent strikes should begin in Scotland from this Tuesday, lasting until the end of the month.