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Nick Triggle

@NickTriggle

BBC health correspondent, Royal TV Society and Medical Journalists' Assoc award winner. Interested in NHS, public health and social care. Views are my own.

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NHS has made more than 20 requests for striking junior doctors in England to be allowed to cross the picket line to help out services. ⁦NHS England⁩ says it’s a sign of how difficult this walkout is, but ⁦The BMA⁩ believes system being misused bbc.co.uk/news/health-67…

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After the break down in pay talks earlier this month, juniors doctors are back on strike bbc.co.uk/news/health-67…

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The BBC has launched its NHS tracker. It allows you to find out how your local services are performing. Try it out and see what the latest situation is this winter👇 bbc.co.uk/news/health-67…

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Junior doctors plan nine days of strikes after talks collapse. ⁦The BMA⁩ says offer of 3% extra this year - on top of 8.8% rise already given - was made. bbc.co.uk/news/health-67…

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Boris Johnson appears before the Covid inquiry next week, and his government's response during the first year of the pandemic will be in the spotlight. A look at the tough questions facing him bbc.co.uk/news/health-67…

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Patients are at risk of having serious health conditions missed because of the lack of continuity of care by GPs, safety watchdog says.
Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB)⁩ highlighted the case of a man who was seen by eight different GPs before his cancer was spotted 👇
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Will Rishi Sunak's plan to ban smoking work? It sounds a simple solution, but there will be practical challenges – and health experts have questioned where the commitment to funding stop smoking services is. More 👇 bbc.co.uk/news/health-67…

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The doctor strikes are proving hugely expensive for the NHS. Premium rates are being paid to consultants to cover juniors, while postponed treatments are costing hospitals income. More here 👇 bbc.co.uk/news/health-66…

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Consultants and junior doctors in. England are taking joint strike action for the first time in the history of the NHS – a look at what patients need to know and what the impact of this unprecedented walk out is likely to be bbc.co.uk/news/health-66…

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Staff sickness in the NHS in England has reached record levels.
In 2022 absence rate hit 5.6%, meaning the NHS lost the equivalent of nearly 75,000 staff to illness. ⁦Nuffield Trust⁩ analysis for ⁦BBC News (UK)⁩ bbc.co.uk/news/health-66…

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Long NHS waiting lists are being cited as key reason why people paying for operations is up by third since Covid pandemic bbc.co.uk/news/health-65…

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