British Medical Association says move will put patients and healthcare workers in England at significant risk

Scrapping special Covid leave for NHS staff is “completely unacceptable” and will put patients and healthcare workers at significant risk, the British Medical Association has warned.

From 7 July the government plans to withdraw the special paid leave for Covid-related sickness and isolation for NHS staff in England, meaning they will revert to normal contractual sick pay arrangements.

Continue reading…

You May Also Like

Humza Yousaf seems to backtrack over fight with UK government on gender recognition bill

But SNP candidate adds that if Scotland were independent, ‘a foreign government’…

Naomi Osaka stunned as face of Tokyo Games knocked out of Olympic tennis

Japanese beaten 6-1, 6-4 by Markéta Vondroušová World No 2 was highest…