The NHS is bracing for one of the most disruptive strikes yet - Sky News looks at why it could be so bad, how NHS care could be affected and the reasons for doctors taking industrial action.
Consultants and junior doctors are today striking together for the first time in England in NHS history with more joint walkouts planned for next month.Senior doctors walked out on Tuesday, with action continuing on Wednesday this week, as well as 2, 3 and 4 October. Meanwhile junior doctors, who have staged 19 days of strike action since March, will also strike on 20, 21 and 22 September and 2, 3 and 4 October.
Saffron Cordery, deputy chief executive of NHS Providers, said this week's strike action"can't become the status quo".Consultants are walking out on 20 September, as well as the 2, 3, and 4 October.This means that Wednesday's strike this week, plus the three days next month, will see both consultants and junior doctors absent from work on the same days.
The BMA said the wage for junior doctors has fallen 26% in between 2008 and 2022, with newly qualified medicsIt has demanded a 35% pay rise for junior doctors to bring salaries back to 2008-2009 levels, calling this"pay restoration".
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