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HCSA warns of 'catastrophic' impact on the NHS as low morale could lead to a mass exodus of experienced doctors

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05 Mar 2021

HCSA - the hospital doctors’ union today warned that a number of recent Government measures could result in burnt out doctors leaving the profession early, with dire implications for the NHS. Read more ››

Budget 2021: Lifetime allowance freeze risks exodus of senior Consultants

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03 Mar 2021

HCSA - the hospital doctors’ union has today called for urgent action on medical pay to avert an NHS exodus over the Chancellor’s five-year freeze on the pensions lifetime allowance. Read more ››

Blog: Battling the bullies

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12 Feb 2021

Bullying in the NHS continues to be a problem and the Covid-19 pandemic has created an even more pressurised environment for hospital doctors, writes HCSA National Officer Rob Quick Read more ››

HCSA joins call for emergency legal protections for hospital doctors

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16 Jan 2021

HCSA - the hospital doctors’ union has urged the Government to introduce emergency legislation to give greater legal protection for healthcare staff treating patients with Covid-19. Read more ››

Hospital staff being treated as 'guinea pigs' due to risky Covid vaccine delay

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12 Jan 2021

Medically vulnerable NHS hospital staff are being put at risk as guinea pigs in an involuntary “clinical trial” due to second doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine being withheld, HCSA the hospital doctors’ union has warned. Read more ››

Press release: HCSA urges U-turn on chaotic vaccine delay plans

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31 Dec 2020

HCSA – the hospital doctors’ union has urged hospitals to deliver the vital second dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine within 28 days as planned following an “ill-thought-out” policy U-turn which leaves vulnerable staff in limbo. Read more ››