2021-03-06
Guardian Front Page 6th of March 2021
Up to a million people could need treatment for long COVID after the pandemic – which could put pressure on an already overstretched NHS – writes The Guardian.
Up to a million people could need treatment for long COVID after the pandemic – which could put pressure on an already overstretched NHS – writes The Guardian.
The Independent shares a photograph of the Pope’s historic trip to Iraq to visit one of the world’s oldest Christian communities. Read more on this here.
The Daily Express reports a £35m fund has been set up by the Royal College of Nursing as health workers prepare to strike over a proposed 1% pay rise.
Anyone thinking of an Easter holiday abroad will have their plans scuppered as those trying to leave the UK will have to show a permit proving they are travelling for essential reasons, writes The Daily Telegraph. You can read more on this here.
Many NHS staff will receive just £3.50 a week extra if the government goes ahead with a proposed 1% pay rise – a decision that has prompted nursing union chiefs to announce a fund for industrial action, according to the Daily Mirror.
The Daily Star accuses Boris Johnson of “betraying” NHS workers after the government suggested a 1% pay rise.
New variants of coronavirus are “very unlikely” to stop things returning to normal in the UK over the summer, the scientist in charge of tracking variants has told The Times.
The Daily Mail says Boris Johnson used Conservative Party funds to pay most of the bill for a makeover of his Downing Street flat.
NHS nurses could strike for the first time in the UK since 1988 after the government recommended a 1% pay rise for healthcare workers, according to the i weekend.