Strikes tagged articles - Bedford Independent

Bedfordshire hospital theatre staff vote for strike action in overtime pay dispute

Operating theatre staff at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have voted for strike action in a dispute over changes to overtime payments. UNISON said staff at Bedford and Luton & Dunstable...

Breaking news: Bedford Hospital strike called off after pay offer made

A scheduled strike involving Healthcare Assistants at Bedford Hospital and Luton & Dunstable Hospital has been called off. Healthcare Assistants at Bedford Hospital have...

Hundreds of Bedford NHS staff announce 48-hour strike in pay dispute

The union UNISON has confirmed that hundreds of health staff at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will take strike action in March in a dispute over pay. More than 400 workers at...

Monthly column: slow death of dentistry over last 13 years is Ghost of Christmas Future for NHS

It is another extremely difficult winter for the NHS as it struggles to cope with the 7.7m backlog, flu and Covid surges and the junior doctors strikes without the beds and the staff that they...

999 available for life and limb emergencies during strikes but you may have to get yourself to hospital

With strikes by GMB Union and UNISON members planned in the coming days, the East of England Ambulance Service Trust EEAST has asked people to "stay safe" during industrial action...

Rail strike reminder: No EMR services at all but Thameslink services ok

With industrial action planned by train drivers' union ASLEF across the UK tomorrow (26 November), some rail services out of Bedford will be affected, with EMR saying they won't be running...

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