Public sympathy for striking nurses and other health workers is particularly strong, posing a challenge for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who has promised to confront trade unions.
Tag: National Health Service
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One Day With an Ambulance in Britain: Long Waits, Rising Frustration
Britain is experiencing a crisis in ambulance response times, part of a broader breakdown in the country’s revered National Health Service. We rode with one crew to witness the problems in real time.
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Nurses in U.K. Strike for First Time, Seeking Higher Pay
The walkout is just one of a series of industrial actions across Britain this month as ballooning inflation, rising interest rates and a recession put pressure on workers.
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Britain Is Miserable, but Britons Are Fighting Back
There’s an alternative to suffering.
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U.K. Braces for Strikes Across Several Industries Through Christmas
Job actions by ambulance staff, nurses, rail workers and others will hit Britain every day between now and Dec. 25.