Thousands of UK ambulance staff strike as public urged to avoid risks
London, UKReuters Thousands of ambulance workers in England and Wales walked out over pay on Wednesday, increasing the strain on a state-funded health service a day after nurses went on strike, as government ministers advised the public to avoid taking risks. The government said the “deeply regrettable” strike would result in fewer ambulances on the […]
“What a tragic day”: British nurses strike in bitter pay dispute
London/Belfast Reuters National Health Service nurses in Britain staged a strike on Thursday, their first ever national walkout, as a bitter dispute with the government over pay ramps up pressure on already-stretched hospitals at one of the busiest times of year. An estimated 100,000 nurses are striking at 76 hospitals and health centres, cancelling an […]
Britain approves Merck’s COVID-19 pill in world first
Reuters Britain on Thursday became the first country in the world to approve a potentially game-changing COVID-19 antiviral pill jointly developed by US-based Merck & Co Inc and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, in a boost to the fight against the pandemic. Britain’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency recommended the drug, molnupiravir, for use in people with mild […]
Family of UK’s Captain Tom call for fundraising celebration
London, UKReuters The family of Britain’s Captain Tom Moore, the World War II veteran who lifted a nation’s spirits during the pandemic, are calling for people to come together and raise funds for charity on what would have been his 101st birthday. Moore struck a chord with locked-down Britain, and made headlines around the world, […]
At 100, UK’s Captain Tom Moore honoured at funeral
London, UKAP Church bells rang out and a World War II-era plane flew over the funeral service of Captain Tom Moore, in honour of the veteran who raised millions for Britain’s health workers by walking laps in his backyard. Captain Tom, as he became known, died on 2nd Fabruary at age 100 after testing positive […]
Wow!: “We will get through it,” says Captain Tom, 99, after walk raises $US16 million for coronavirus fight
PAUL SANDLE, of Reuters, reports on a remarkable fund-raising effort…
Healthcare may trump Brexit in battle for British vote
London, UKReuters As Britain’s “Brexit election” campaign swings into action, it may not be the country’s exit from the European Union which takes centre stage but another national obsession – the health service. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has cast the 12th December election as necessary to break the deadlock in parliament over Brexit, telling voters […]