Unions are calling for doctors to get a 35% pay rise but government says the demand is unreasonable.
Junior doctors are taking part in four-day strike action as part of a dispute over pay
The British Medical Association is calling for junior doctors to be given a 35% pay rise, to make up for years of below-inflation increases.Hospitals in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire have urged people to only use Accident & Emergency if they have life-threatening illnesses or injuries.When junior doctors last went on strike from 13-15 March, some 175,000 outpatient appointments and operations had to be rescheduled.
Hospitals in Leeds and Sheffield have warned patients that services are expected to be busy during the industrial action and have urged people only to go to A&E with life-threatening illnesses or injuries "I have got more consultants coming in, in fact a number have cancelled their own holidays and leave to make sure that we are covered and I am really grateful for that," he told the BBC.The British Medical Association is calling for junior doctors to get a 35% pay rise
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