Junior doctors are in a position where they are 'failing the public already' including missing cancer care deadlines because of low staff levels. Dr Vivek Trivedi, co-chair BMA's Junior Doctors Committee on the upcoming junior doctor strikes. 📺 Sky 501
The health secretary has accused junior doctors of taking a"militant stance" and timing a four-day strike after the bank holiday to cause"maximum disruption" for patients.
Writing in the Telegraph, Steve Barclay also said the timing of the walkout would cause"considerable risk to patient safety".The walkouts, which are part of a long-running pay dispute, begin at 6.59am on Tuesday and last until 6.59am on Saturday 15 April.NHS national medical director Professor Sir Stephen Powis warned of"unparalleled levels of disruption", adding,"we are very concerned about the potential severity of impact on patients and services across the country.
"This time the action immediately follows a four-day bank holiday weekend, which is already difficult as many staff are taking much-needed holiday, and it will be more extensive than ever before with hospitals facing nearly 100 hours without up to half of the NHS medical workforce." The NHS will prioritise emergency, critical and neonatal care, as well as maternity and trauma services, but it is still expected that many thousands of appointments - including for cancer care - will have to be postponed.
The British Medical Association wants the health secretary to negotiate to resolve 15 years of"pay erosion", insisting that junior doctors have lost more than 25% of their pay in real terms.Is your appointment or operation set to be impacted by the strikes?
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