US EditionBMA Is Acting Like a Cartel and Threatening Future of NHS, Wes Streeting Says
Health Secretary Wes Streeting criticized the British Medical Association’s strike plans, highlighting a 28.9% pay rise for resident doctors and urging a reconsideration to protect patient care.
- Health Secretary Wes Streeting accused the British Medical Association of behaving like a cartel and threatening the future of the NHS through their 'morally reprehensible' strike action over pay.
- Streeting said he would not move further on pay despite the BMA's call for a 26% pay rise, stating they were not going to be 'held to ransom' and would 'plough on regardless'.
- NHS England chief executive Sir Jim Mackey urged NHS trusts to keep most services operating during the strike, with rescheduling appointments and operations only happening in exceptional circumstances to safeguard patient safety.
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Yesterday, the Health Secretary Wes Streeting was batting away coup plot accusations. Today, he welcomed news that the waiting list has fallen slightly in England, declaring the NHS now “on the road to recovery”. That may surprise the 54,000 people who waited more than 12 hours in A&E before being admitted last month, a record number for October. And the resident doctors striking for five days from tomorrow will only add to the pain.
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Streeting accuses striking doctors' union of 'behaving like cartel'
Wes Streeting has accused the British Medical Association of acting “like a cartel” over its pay demands.Speaking as junior doctors prepare to strike for the 13th time since March 2023, the Health Secretary said he was “frustrated to the point of fury” about the stance being taken by the union.
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