Strikes begin at three Greater Manchester hospitals

Strikes begin at three Greater Manchester hospitals

By Liz Wells 12 March 2026

Staff working in critical care units at Salford Royal Hospital, Royal Oldham Hospital and Fairfield Hospital in Bury have walked out in a dispute about overtime payments.

Midlands trust reverses plan to cut overtime rates

By Liz Wells 14 November 2024

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust has agreed to lift the changes it made to pre-existing pay rates for doctors who do extra work, above and beyond their contracted working week.

Doctors paid up to £200,000 overtime to tackle NHS waiting lists

By Liz Wells 05 November 2024

Senior doctors are charging the NHS premium rates for overtime, allowing some to make more than £200,000 a year from additional work, BBC News reveals.