Sir Keir Starmer says he does not want to see industrial action over public sector pay, saying “I don’t think anybody wants to see strikes”. The prime minister is keen to talk about the different approach between his government and the last Conservative administration saying, “we’ve got our doctors and nurses on the frontline providing care, rather than on the picket line”. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Health minister Stephen Kinnock says the government “will consider very carefully” recommendations made by the Pay Review Body for NHS workers, but any deal must be based on the “very tight fiscal position”. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Cold sores can be painful and are highly contagious, but an NHS GP has claimed there's a simple way to get rid of them in as little as five days - and what to do... Dorking Leatherhead Advertiser Also reported by •Bristol Post
NHS prescription charges in England will be frozen for the first time in three years, keeping the cost of a prescription below a tenner. Tamworth Herald Also reported by •The Argus