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Patients on long waiting lists are losing their sight unnecessarily, while eye doctors are powerless to help in the face of Tory cuts and neglect

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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/apr/19/british-people-going-blind-doctors-tory-cuts

Hundreds of British people are needlessly going blind. Why?

Patients on long waiting lists are losing their sight unnecessarily, while eye doctors are powerless to help in the face of Tory cuts and neglect, says Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at Edinburgh University

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MP Steve Brine said in a text that he had been 'trying for months' to get the health service to hire anaesthetists through the company Remedium, for whom Mr Brine does work.
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https://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/23374061.leaked-whatsapp-messages-suggest-mp-steve-brine-lobbied-head-nhs/

Weymouth councillor and GP, Dr Jon Orrell said: “I totally deplore this further loss of vital NHS beds; I am very sad that queues will be longer..."
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The National Union of Students (NUS) is backing staff who are taking the strike action, which will impact 2.5 million students.
When are there strikes this week? Full list of UCU, ambulance and other UK strike dates in February 2023
Full list of UCU, ambulance and other UK strike dates in February 2023

Ambulance workers, teachers and university staff are set to walk out the coming weeks

inews.co.uk
Here is everything you need to know about today's strike action, broken down by ... The National Union of Students (NUS) is backing the strike, ...
Who is on strike today? Full list of ambulance, teacher and uni strikes this week and the rest of February
Who is on strike on Friday 10 February, and how services will be disrupted

Trade unions are fighting for their members in disputes over pay and working conditions amid the cost of living crisis, as inflation remains north of 10 per cent

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Striking ambulance workers speak on strike in England and Wales - World Socialist Web Site

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https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2023/01/24/toyj-j24.html

Striking ambulance workers speak on strike in England and Wales

Thousands of ambulance workers represented by the Unite, Unison and GMB unions struck again Monday across Wales and most of England.

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