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She said: 'Teachers are increasingly angry that their pay is not keeping pace with the soaring cost of living, as inflation reaches unprecedented levels, and are impatient for the union to take action on their behalf. Teachers will have until 16 September to cast their votes.ĮIS general secretary Andrea Bradley urged members to reject the offer and vote for 'potential strike action in pursuit of an improved pay settlement'. Teachers have been told to reject an 'insulting pay offer' as Scotland's largest teaching union opens a ballot on industrial action.Ī 5% pay offer from local authority body Cosla was rejected by the Educational Institute of Scotland's (EIS) executive committee last week.Ī consultative ballot has now been launched to determine whether teachers want to take strike action over the 'wholly unacceptable' offer.

Another word for running the goverment free#

He said: 'It suggests the performance data we are seeing and the almost systemic performance challenges across the NHS are clearly having a very tangible impact on people's experience of care and are seeing the principle of NHS universality - free at the point of use - is not happening.' Jonathon Holmes, policy adviser at the King's Fund, said it was 'concerning' to see so many people considering using private treatments. Health experts have said the record NHS backlog could be fuelling growing demand for private care, with data showing a 29% rise in people paying for healthcare out of their own pockets in 2021 compared to before the pandemic in 2019. The latest NHS England figures show that the number of people in England waiting for routine hospital treatments stood at a record 6.7 million at the end of June. Some 43% said they found it too hard to get an NHS appointment, while 22% said it was to ease the pressure on the NHS. Of those, 44% said the main reason for this was NHS waiting times were too long, followed by about 35% who said the quality of care will be, or is, better. The survey found that while just over six-in-10 people were neither using or planning to use private health services, about a third were either using private care or considering it within the next six months.

NHS waiting lists are the most common reason for people choosing to have private healthcare, a poll by the market research company Ipsos has found. Other people can be affected too, including people with a disability, people with a mental health condition, pregnant women, and those on a low income.

Estimates suggest that some 10% of excess winter deaths are directly attributable to fuel poverty.īabies, children, older people and those with pre-existing health problems are at greatest risk of health problems as a result of living in cold homes. In England, there were an estimated 63,000 excess winter deaths in 2020/21. People in colder homes might also lose some of their strength and dexterity and they may suffer exacerbated symptoms of arthritis – both of which can increase the risk of falls and unintentional injury.Ĭold homes have also been linked to the exacerbation of mental health problems and dementia.Īnd let's not forget hypothermia – a dangerous drop in body temperature which is a medical emergency.Ĭolder homes are linked to an increased risk of death – researchers said that last year an estimated 6,000 people died as a direct result of cold homes, with more dying in Britain than in colder countries such as Finland. Studies have also found that cold affects circulatory health when indoor temperatures fall, which can result in raised blood pressure and increases in blood thickness – both of which lead to heightened risk of heart attacks and strokes. Health experts have predicted a 'significant humanitarian crisis' as more than half of UK households are expected to be in fuel poverty by January.īut what are the health implications of having a cold home?Ĭold temperatures have been found to impair the functioning of the lungs and may trigger asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. As winter is fast approaching and the cost of living crisis continues, concerns have been raised about the number of families who will be forced to live in cold homes.