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NHS plans stress-test ahead of possible strikes and winter pressure

The NHS in England has been ordered to stress-test the system ahead of severe winter pressures and possible mass-strikes from health workers. Health leaders have ordered a “multi-day exercise” – called exercise Arctic Willow – to test the system’s ...

01 Nov 2022 at 16:44

Northern Ireland

GP vote of no confidence in minister a ‘cry’ for renewed contract talks

A vote of no confidence in Stormont’s health minister by GPs is a “cry” to Mike Nesbitt to resume negotiations on funding general practice, a representative has said. The motion was passed by the British Medical Association’s Northern Ireland ...

16 Nov 2025 at 14:41

Northern Ireland

Senior doctors in Northern Ireland vote to accept pay offer

Senior doctors in Northern Ireland have agreed to accept a pay offer. The British Medical Association’s Northern Ireland Consultants Committee (NICC) accepted after members voted “overwhelmingly” in favour of the deal. It came following pay ...

23 Aug 2024 at 16:19

Northern Ireland

Urgent action needed to save GP services in Northern Ireland, BMA warns

Urgent action needs to be taken to save GP services in Northern Ireland, the British Medical Association has said. The Department of Health has confirmed that Cullybackey Health Centre in Co Antrim is the latest service to announce that it ...

05 May 2023 at 12:32

Northern Ireland

Charges to see GP ‘will not happen on my watch’, Nesbitt says

Health Minister Mike Nesbitt has vowed that charges to access GP services will not happen on his watch. Mr Nesbitt also told the Stormont Health Committee that he was “reasonably optimistic” a dispute with GPs in Northern Ireland over ...

20 Nov 2025 at 16:14

Northern Ireland

Government and education unions to hold ‘intensive talks’ after strikes

The Government and education unions have agreed to hold “intensive talks” on the issues which have sparked a series of strikes by teachers in recent months, it has been announced. The talks, which will focus on pay, conditions and ...

17 Mar 2023 at 21:39

Northern Ireland

Senior doctor calling for Stormont return amid warning of ‘huge stress’ on staff

A senior doctor will tell colleagues the Stormont Assembly must return as soon as possible as the health service comes under increasing pressure. Devolved government in Northern Ireland has been in flux for more than a year amid ...

04 Jul 2023 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

National insurance hike will add £140m to health service pressures – Nesbitt

An increase in employers’ national insurance contributions has added £140 million to financial pressures in Northern Ireland’s health service, Mike Nesbitt has said. The Health Minister said the Department of Health would “take ...

13 May 2025 at 15:25

Northern Ireland

Minister announces £5.5m package ‘to help strengthen GP services through winter’

A £5.5 million package to ease pressure on GP services in Northern Ireland has been unveiled by Health Minister Robin Swann. The British Medical Association (BMA) has welcomed the funding package but warned it would not be a ...

26 Sept 2022 at 18:36

Northern Ireland

Health Minister disappointed after GPs vote to reject surgery funding offer

GPs in Northern Ireland have voted to reject a surgery funding offer from the Department of Health. The British Medical Association (BMA) said 99.6% of GPs who took part in a referendum over the last two weeks voted to ...

14 May 2025 at 15:16

Northern Ireland

Assisted dying should not undermine good end-of-life care, say UK’s top doctors

The UK’s top doctors have said legalising assisted dying should not undermine good end-of-life care and medics should be free to decide whether to take part in any new service. The chief medical officers and their ...

16 Oct 2024 at 16:02

Northern Ireland

GPs to reduce ‘unfunded’ work as part of dispute over finances

GPs across Northern Ireland are to reduce the “unfunded work” they carry out, the British Medical Association (BMA) has said. The move towards collective action is part of an ongoing dispute with the Department ...

28 Jul 2025 at 19:36

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