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UK teachers and doctors to get pay rises of 6% or more

By Muvija M and David Milliken LONDON, July 13 (Reuters) - Britain's government has decided to accept recommendations for pay increases for millions of public sector workers, treasury minister John…

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UK doctors begin strike likely to be ‘most disruptive’ for health service

LONDON, March 13 (Reuters) - Thousands of junior doctors in Britain walked out on Monday in a three-day strike that will disrupt patient care, as they protest over pay they…

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Britain’s junior doctors prepare to strike over pay, burnout

Junior doctors to walk out for 72-hours over pay Burnout and conditions driving junior doctors to quit Britain's health service has record backlogs Junior doctors saddled with student debt By…

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Junior doctors in England to stage three-day strike from March 13

LONDON, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of junior doctors in England will take strike action for three days from March 13 in a dispute over pay, the British…

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Violent incidents at GP surgeries in the UK double in five years

Violent incidents at GP surgeries have doubled in less than five years, according to figures from police forces across the UK. An investigation by the British Medical Journal found the…

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Maltese Editors’ Perspectives

Times of Malta says that Moody’s and the European Commission’s economic analysis should give rise to optimism with a hefty dose of caution. MaltaToday says that we should not lower…

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14% of Covid-19 infected people are healthcare workers – WHO

Healthcare workers account for an estimated 3% of the world’s population, but account for 14% of all infections with COVID-19. WHO Secretary-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus revealed this during remarks…

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Malta: MAM condemns ‘baseless’ judicial protest filed against Fearne & Prof. Gauci

The Medical Association of Malta, MAM, strongly condemns the judicial protest lodged in court opposing the current measures to control the COVID-19 pandemic in Malta. Both Mr Chris Fearne and…

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Malta: 80 critically ill Covid-19 patients at Mater Dei hospital- MAM

In a statement, the MAM said that the Prime Minister and the Minister for Tourism did not understand the gravity of the situation we are in as a result of…

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Prime Minister and Tourism Minister in denial of gravity of Covid-19 situation: Maltese doctors

The Medical Association of Malta has condemned what it described as "the attitude of Prime Minister Robert Abela and Touris Minister Julia Farrugia who deliberately ignore scientific advice and play…

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Malta-24 News Briefing Wednesday 12th August 2020

Updated 1433 - 12 businesses found to have broken Covid-19 protocols 12 businesses have been slapped fines and will be subject to legal action for breaching Covid-19 protocols according to…

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Malta-24 News Briefing Wednesday 5th August 2020

Updated 1630 - R factor at 1.39 Malta’s Covid-19 reproduction number has now exceeded 1, and stands at 1.39 according to statistician Vince Marmara, The Malta Independent reports. Marmara noted that with…

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Maltese doctors to proceed with industrial actions, calling again for mass events to stop

The council of the Medical has decided that following the dispute declared on the 29th July, it will proceed with the proposed industrial action as from Thursday 6th August 8.00…

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Maltese Doctors announce industrial dispute, accuse PM of endangering public health

The association representing Maltese doctors has declared an industrial dispute following what it described as the continued interference in the work of the Superintendent of Public Health by the Office…

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Doctors insist: Telling people to party in their thousands, get drunk and behave responsibly is nonsense

The Medical Association of Malta has joined the growing public calls on Government to stop with immediate effect all Mass gatherings, following the two alarming clusters of patients reported on…

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Bring sick kids for medical care during lockdown, British doctors appeal

With lockdown orders in place, parents may hesitate to take sick children to the doctor. But research by pediatricians in Britain concluded that if medical care is delayed - particularly…

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COVID-19 censorship frustrates Indian doctors

Censorship has reached new highs in India during the present coronavirus pandemic, with healthcare professionals routinely silenced for questioning inefficiencies or resorting to social media to highlight issues such as…

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Doctor death toll in Italy up to 66

The coronavirus death toll among Italian doctors rose to 66 as another three died on Tuesday. Gaetana Trimarchi, a GP in Messina; Norman Jones, a cardiologist in Seregno near Como;…

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US – Feels like we are working in Chernobyl – Doctors write their wills amidst Covid19 fears

Doctors the world over take an oath to fight against illness and help to make their patients get better; they fight death every day, hands on. But never has this…

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Doctors death toll in Italy up to 39

Another two Italian doctors died with the coronavirus Thursday bringing the death toll among medics in Italy to 39. They were assistance doctor Antonio Maghernino in Foggia and a retired…

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Let your love be known – U2’s Bono new song for doctors, nurses and carers on CoVid19 front line

U2’s Bono has shared a new song called “Let Your Love Be Known”, dedicated to “the doctors, nurses, [and] carers on the front line,” and was inspired by the crisis in…

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Italian Doctor says people are underestimating Coronavirus threat because of a war in panic

A doctor on the front line of Italy’s fight against coronavirus has described the epidemic as a “disaster” and warned the public is underestimating the threat posed by the disease…

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Italian military doctors to fill in for lack of civilian hospital staff

Italian military doctors have been drafted into hospitals in the southern Molise region to cope with a shortfall of civilian hospital staff. Italian news agency ANSA reported that Health Commissioner…

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