US Edition'Utterly demoralising' - doctors strike over pay and conditions
- The ongoing pay disputes between doctors and the government have led to strikes, causing thousands of postponed appointments and operations. The strikes come at a time when the NHS is already struggling with a backlog from the pandemic.
- Consultants and junior doctors have joined forces in a joint strike, which health leaders had feared. This could result in over a million cancelled operations and appointments, compromising patient safety.
- While doctors are demanding higher pay, the government has been accused of refusing to negotiate in good faith. Some people agree that doctors deserve more money but disagree with the strike as a means to achieve it, as it is eroding public confidence.
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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…
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