US Edition'Utterly demoralising' - doctors strike over pay and conditions
- Hospital doctors of all grades in the NHS are going on strike for the first time, causing concerns about disruption to patient care.
- The British Medical Association is demanding a 35% pay rise for junior doctors to make up for 15 years of below-inflation wage increases. Consultants, on the other hand, are requesting salary increases that keep up with inflation.
- The NHS is facing a dire situation with a dwindling number of doctors, rising patient demands, and a cost of at least £1bn due to industrial action. Some doctors are leaving for less stressful roles or international positions.
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Doctors in England step up strike action over pay
Hospital chiefs on Wednesday warned of danger to patient safety from the latest doctors strike, the first time consultants and junior doctors in England have walked out at the same time. The doctors and government are deadlocked over the medics’ pay demands amid the biggest cost of living crisis in a generation. The strikes over heavy workloads and below-inflation pay rises have seen many thousands of appointments and operations postponed and co…
Doctors in England step up strike action over pay
Hospital chiefs on Wednesday warned of danger to patient safety from the latest doctors strike, the first time consultants and junior doctors in England have walked out at the same time. The doctors and government are deadlocked over the medics' pay demands amid the biggest cost of living crisis in…
Doctors in England step up strike action over pay
Consultants and junior doctors in England went on strike together for the first time on Wednesday 20 September. The doctors and government are deadlocked over the medics’ pay demands amid the biggest cost of living crisis in a generation. Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn tweeted: For the first time in NHS history, junior doctors and consultants are taking joint strike action. As ever, they have my full support in their demands for pay resto…
First ever joint NHS consultants and junior doctors strike sees medics attack Government's 'stubborn stance'
NHS staff highlighted the serious challenges they face on a daily basis because they say the Government isn't doing enough to retain highly-trained doctors
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