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Women in Northern Ireland welcome introduction of miscarriage leave/in /by
Northern Ireland has become the first part of the UK where a woman and her partner are entitled to two weeks of paid leave if they experience a miscarriage at any stage of pregnancy.
Women in Northern Ireland welcome introduction of miscarriage leave/in /by
Northern Ireland has become the first part of the UK where a woman and her partner are entitled to two weeks of paid leave if they experience a miscarriage at any stage of pregnancy.
‘We will end up with an NHS without doctors’/in /by
Dr Melissa Ryan, who works at Lincoln County Hospital, is among the doctors striking over pay.
Strike reduces A&E unit to minor injuries service/in /by
Resident doctors across England are striking for six days as part of an ongoing pay dispute.
Resident doctors ‘want pay we think we’re worth’/in /by
A West Midlands union committee co-chair says a narrative doctors are really well paid is not true.
Cancer patient furious as strike delays appointment/in /by
Stuart Sims says he feels let down after a cardiology appointment was cancelled due to the action.
Disruption expected as six-day doctors’ strike begins/in /by
The NHS is advising patients in England to only use emergency services when necessary but attend any confirmed appointments.
‘Two weeks will make such a difference’: UK first as NI brings in miscarriage leave/in /by
Northern Ireland becomes first part of UK to bring in legal entitlement for parents affected by miscarriage at any stage of a pregnancy to have paid leave.
‘Two weeks will make such a difference’: UK first as NI brings in miscarriage leave/in /by
Northern Ireland becomes first part of UK to bring in legal entitlement for parents affected by miscarriage at any stage of a pregnancy to have paid leave.
Don’t put off treatment during doctors’ strike, NHS tells patients/in /by
The strike comes at the end of the bank holiday weekend and NHS managers fear demand could be "challenging".