It is feared that the four-day NHS junior doctors strike could lead to partial closures of under-staffed A&E departments. The walkout this week has seen British Medical Association members take action over wages, with the union insisting on a 35% ‘pay restoration’.
Cover for striking junior doctors is “very fragile” as senior staff scramble to plug the gaps, NHS leaders warned last night. As the 96-hour walkout entered its second day, senior management said certain A&E services could close. One chief executive of a
Patients will suffer as junior doctors strike for four days this week, NHS leaders warned. The public was told to avoid “risky behaviour” as levels of care available would be greatly reduced. Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, agreed the
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Tens of thousands of junior doctors went on strike across England on Monday to demand better pay, kicking off three days of widespread disruption at the U.K.’s state-funded hospitals and health clinics. Junior doctors — who are qualified but in the earlier
NHS bosses have struck back at consultants’ demands to increase their basic pay at least threefold while junior doctors are on strike. Consultants who have covered for doctors during the repeated walkouts earn an average £42-£57 per hour. The British Medical Association
Junior doctors have overwhelmingly backed strike action as 97 percent vote to walkout. The union representing the junior doctors, the Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association (HCSA), held a ballot that had a 74 percent turnout. Members of the British Medical Association (BMA),