16/03/2023 Health unions are recommendin...

The former Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins has died after being attacked in prison – where he was serving a lengthy sentence for child sex offences. Officials in Gaza say more than half a million people have returned to the territory's largest city since the ceasefire between Isr ... Show More

Thousands of displaced Palestinians in southern Gaza have begun to return home, after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect. Israel said its forces had pulled back to a redeployment line which had been agreed as part of the US-backed deal. Hamas is now expected to ... Show More

Leaders around the world have welcomed the ceasefire agreement. News of the deal was greeted with huge outbursts of joy in Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, where families have congregated for two years pressing for the release of Hamas captives. The overwhelming reaction in Gaza has ... Show More

A 5% pay rise has been offered to NHS staff in England, including ambulance workers and nurses. Is it enough to stop the strikes? Adam and Chris get reaction from Shadow Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, who also gives her take on this week’s budget.Sara Gorton, Head of Health at Unison ... Show More

Health bosses have warned they cannot guarantee patient safety during strikes by thousands of ambulance workers in England and Wales on Wednesday. Adam is joined by Unison boss Christina McAnea and BBC health reporter Jim Reed to explore how the industrial action could impact the ... Show More

Dave Rubin of The Rubin Report talks to emergency room nurse and congressional candidate Kevin Surdi about how New York’s vaccine mandate for health care workers has been a disaster for staffing and nurse burnout. This week the vaccine mandate for health care workers in NY took e ... Show More

In this bonus episode of the New Statesman Podcast, Wes Streeting, the shadow health secretary, meets Phil Whitaker, the New Statesman’s medical editor and a working GP, at his surgery in Somerset, to have a conversation chaired by Anoosh Chakelian. They clash over Streeting’s pl ... Show More

In our latest episode of Marxist Voice, we speak to Dr Raj Mistry - a junior doctor in a hard-hit hospital in South East England - about the COVID catastrophe that is currently pushing the NHS to breaking point. The Tories have attempted to blame a new, more infectious strain of ... Show More

Sarah-Jane Mee is joined by Sir David Nicholson, who used to run the NHS in England, as they explore ‘How to fix the NHS’ - a new mini podcast series for 2024 from the Sky News Daily. On this week’s final episode, Sarah-Jane and Sir David explore the work going on in public healt ... Show More

The government is coming under increasing pressure to change its mind on recommending a 1 percent pay rise for NHS staff.But Alexander Stafford, Conservative MP for Rother Valley tells Bloomberg Westminster's Caroline Hepker and Roger Hearing the money isn't there to pay them mor ... Show More