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Health Secretary Steve Barclay has said he is cautiously optimistic that unions will accept the current pay offer for nurses, despite increasingly heated rhetoric between negotiators.On Tuesday, unions in the NHS Staff Council will consider the offer of a 5% pay increase for 2023/24 along with a one-off payment worth between 1,655 and 3,789 for the current financial year for nurses in England.

Union leader Pat Cullen has urged Health Secretary Steve Barclay not to be disrespectful to nurses amid their biggest strike yet over the bank holiday.The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) general secretary's comment came after Mr Barclay described their ongoing industrial action as premature and disrespectful to the other trade unions who are meeting to discuss the Government's pay offer on Tuesday.

A strike by tens of thousands of nurses starting this Sunday will be cut short after a high court judge ruled that the plans were partly unlawful.The interim declaration prompted Pat Cullen, the general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), to condemn the government for taking its own nurses to court, describing it as the darkest day in the long-running pay dispute.

The Royal College of Nursing has clashed with the government over whether sufficient exemptions have been made to protect patient safety during the nurses' strike in England that is due to start on Sunday night.The general secretary of the RCN, Pat Cullen, said nurses had worked tirelessly to make sure their strike would be as safe as possible for patients and that there were national exemptions in place for those really acute urgent services.

A health boss has said NHS leaders have never been so worried over staff morale as nurses are set to go on strike again.Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, a membership body for organisations that commission and provide services across the NHS, added that workforce concerns go beyond industrial action with serious issues around recruitment.

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is working with health leaders to provide some staff during its bank holiday strike, as hospitals including Great Ormond Street issued warnings over patient safety.The RCN, which is holding a strike from 8pm on Sunday until 11.59pm on Monday evening, previously said it will not agree to derogations broad areas of care where unions agree to provide staffing during industrial action.

The Radiation Oncology department in the basement of Mount Sinai Hospital in New York does not seem like a regular home for rock 'n' roll.But every business day for almost seven weeks this year, U2 blared over the speakers at my request.I became a fan in the late 1980s and have attended nine of the band's concerts, though I probably fall short of superfandom.

Ambulance handover delays outside hospitals in England have returned to their highest level since the start of the year, as NHS chiefs warned staff remain under considerable pressure.Some 28% of patients waited at least half an hour last week to be handed to A&E teams, up from 23% the previous week, while 12% waited over an hour, up from 9%.

Which coronavirus patients are most at risk for developing long Covid?A new analysis of research conducted during the first two years of the pandemic helps crystallize some answers that have been emerging.It found that patients over 40, those with previous health issues and those who had a severe coronavirus infection had greater risk of developing long Covid.

An NHS leader has urged the Royal College of Nursing to let striking nurses leave picket lines and go back to work in their hospital if emergencies occur during their strike this weekend.Matthew Taylor made the appeal as the NHS braced itself for renewed disruption to services as a result of the first strike by nurses since they rejected the government's improved pay offer.

A leading health union has accepted the government's improved pay offer for NHS staff, in a move that could split unions over whether to keep on striking for more money.GMB members working in the NHS in England have voted by 56% to 44% to accept the deal that all 12 health unions hammered out last month with the health secretary, Steve Barclay.

Mustafa Ahmed died in Plumstead Road after a motorbike crashed with him, his dad, Mohamed and brother, Ahmed, as they were on the way to the Greenwich Islamic Centre at 7.30am on February 19.Both Mohamed, aged in his 40s, and Ahmed, 10, were found with serious injuries and taken to hospital for further treatment.

Mustafa Ahmed died in Plumstead Road after a motorbike crashed with him, his dad, Mohamed and brother, Ahmed, as they were on the way to the Greenwich Islamic Centre at 7.30am on February 19.Both Mohamed, aged in his 40s, and Ahmed, 10, were found with serious injuries and taken to hospital for further treatment.

The UK's largest nursing union warned of a workforce exodus with tens of thousands of young staff leaving the profession, as NHS bosses backed calls for ministers to meet unions to agree on a pay deal and avoid further strike action.Nearly 43,000 nurses across the UK in the early stages of their careers have quit over the past five years, figures from the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) show almost equal to the record 47,000 nursing posts now vacant in NHS England.

T his is the first picture of a young boy killed when a motorbike crashed into a family as they crossed a road.Mustafa Ahmed, eight, died at the scene in Plumstead, after the collision as they headed to evening prayers at 7.30pm on February 19.His father, Mohammed, remains in an induced coma and is unaware that his youngest son has died, friends of the family said.

What's going on with the Danish health system?The government in Denmark is trying to tackle a health system under pressure.Nurses are leaving the profession, waiting times for operations have increased by 50 percent over the last three years and there's concern that soon patients' health will be compromised.

Nurse Lucy Letby found caring for less sick infants in hospital was boring, her murder trial was told.Letby, 33, is accused of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder 10 others at the Countess of Chester Hospital's neo-natal unit.She is also said to have argued with a senior colleague when asked to work in an outside nursery' where babies were treated in preparation for going home.

What's going on with the Danish health system?The government in Denmark is trying to tackle a health system under pressure.Nurses are leaving the profession, waiting times for operations have increased by 50 percent over the last three years and there's concern that soon patients' health will be compromised.

Jessica Pegula, the professional tennis player, has revealed details for the first time about the health of her mother, Kim Pegula, a co-owner and president of the Buffalo Bills and the Buffalo Sabres, describing how she went into cardiac arrest last year and is still struggling to recover.In an essay published in The Players' Tribune on Tuesday, Jessica Pegula said she was writing about it now because she wanted to be more open after Damar Hamlin, the Bills defensive back, went into cardiac arrest during a game on Jan. 2.

L ondon doctors helped to save the life of a premature baby who was expected to die a few hours after being born when surgeons discovered she had a dead bowel.Deborah and Dominic La Spina said they do not believe their baby daughter Connie would be here today without the help of paediatric surgeons from St George's Hospital in Tooting who took the risk that no one else would.

Tight end Jonnu Smith and cornerback Marcus Jones both were back at practice Thursday in Foxborough after missing the past week while in the NFL's concussion protocol.Their return was preceded by wide receiver DeVante Parker, who had been sidelined for three weeks before being listed as limited.But the New England Patriots' preparations for playing the Buffalo Bills in Week 18 continued elsewhere.

A Colorado dentist was arrested early Sunday morning on murder charges in the poisoning death of his wife, according to a release from the Aurora Police Department.Aurora police detectives launched an investigation into the woman's suspicious death, after James Toliver Craig, 45, drove his wife, 43, to a hospital around 8:45 p.m. Wednesday, because she was having severe headaches and dizziness.

T he family of a man left with life-changing injuries have spoken out after he was assaulted in an unprovoked attack last month as part of a renewed appeal to find the men responsible.Marco Pannone, who was 25 at the time, was working in a restaurant on Ferndale Road, Brixton.At around 11.30pm on December 2, 2022, he was approached by two men who began speaking to him.

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email The inquest into the death of Archie Battersbee, whose life support became the subject of a legal battle last year, is due to conclude today.Archie's case made headlines after his parents, Hollie Dance and Paul Battersbee, launched ultimately unsuccessful legal bids to prevent doctors from switching off his ventilator.

The King was in fine comedic form as he encountered mannequins that speak, breathe and blink at pioneering mock hospital wards at the University of East London (UEL).The monarch visited the university's Stratford campus in east London for its 125th anniversary, unveiling a plaque and opening its new hospital and primary care training hub.

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Nurses in England are preparing to escalate their dispute with the government by involving staff from NHS A&E departments, intensive care and cancer wards in a series of 48-hour strikes.

NHS chiefs have urged Health Secretary Steve Barclay to discuss current pay deals with unions amid fears of an escalation in the nurses' strike.The dispute involving nurses in England could be extended to involve staff from emergency departments, intensive care and cancer wards in the next round of industrial action.

The papers focus on the search for Nicola Bulley, Brexit and the country's lack of sleep.The Daily Express and Metro cover Mrs Bulley's family demanding an end to the appalling rumours about her, while The Sun repeats the call for her to come home.The Daily Mail has been told the Home Secretary has concern about how Lancashire Constabulary have investigated the disappearance.

Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday announced the city will start offering abortion pills at four Department of Health (DOHMH) clinics across four of the five boroughs by year's end, in addition to the 11 city Health + Hospitals (H+H) locations where the medication is already available.The announcement was one concrete action in a broader address Adams delivered from City Hall Tuesday morning on his "'New York City Women's Health Agenda," a commitment to make bridging disparities in women's health care a top priority for his second year in office.

As more states continue to legalize and decriminalize marijuana, reports of children in exposed to cannabis after accidentally eating an edible are rising, according to a new study in the journal Pediatrics.An analysis of records from the National Poison Data System showed more than 7,040 reported exposures to edible cannabis in kids under the age of six between 2017 and 2021 - an increase of over 1,375% in just five years.

First, the unprecedented decision.Next, the creative solutions.The NFL announced late Thursday that the Buffalo Bills at Cincinnati Bengals game - suspended after Bills safety Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest on the field - will not resume and has been canceled.The news comes amid positive developments in the recovery of Hamlin, who remains in intensive care at University of Cincinnati Medical Center but has shown dramatic improvement.

The NFL has reportedly decided not to resume the Week 17 game between the Cincinnati Bengals-Buffalo Bills game.The Week 17 Monday Night Football game between the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals was suspended midway through the first quarter after safety Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest.He was taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, where he was placed in intensive care in critical condition.

The Buffalo Bills began preparations for the New England Patriots with meetings and a walkthrough on Wednesday, and with an update on the status of 24-year-old safety Damar Hamlin."Damar remains in the ICU in critical condition with signs of improvement noted yesterday and overnight," the organization shared on Twitter.