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HCSA enters talks with Government on consultant pay

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26 Oct 2023

Following notification of our strike ballot, HCSA has received an invitation from the Department of Health and Social Care to begin talks with the aim of resolving the consultant pay dispute. Read more ››

AGM 2023

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20 Oct 2023

The 2023 Annual General Meeting of the Association will be held online at 7.30pm on Wednesday 15th November. Read more ››

HCSA opens strike ballot of consultant and SAS doctors

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18 Oct 2023

HCSA - the hospital doctors' union has today opened a formal strike ballot of NHS consultant and SAS doctors in England Read more ››

Congress backs HCSA campaign on medical student places

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11 Sep 2023

The 2023 Trades Union Congress in Liverpool has voted overwhelmingly in support of a motion by HCSA - the hospital doctors' union to hold the government to account on its commitment in the NHS workforce plan to double medical student places. Read more ››

HCSA to launch formal strike ballot of consultants

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01 Sep 2023

Consultant members of the Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association (HCSA) in England will formally vote on whether to strike over pay. Read more ››

HCSA calls for legislation to outlaw persecution of whistleblowing NHS staff

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22 Aug 2023

HCSA – the hospital doctors’ union has demanded sweeping reform of whistleblowing laws, warning the failure to tackle management bullying is fatally undermining efforts to prevent the next big NHS safety scandal. Read more ››