A BMA representative has revealed to LBC that junior doctor strikes are coordinated to target the Conservative Party conference.
if the timing of the strikes "deliberately targeted the party conferences, specifically the Conservative conference?" the union rep admitted that was the case.
Earlier this week, it was revealed that the latest consultants strike - which took place on August 24-26 - impacted 45,827 inpatient and outpatient hospital appointments in England. "Rishi Sunak now has nowhere to hide. There can be no more delaying, no more wasting time with impositions of pay deals, no more declarations that strikes must end before even stepping in the room with us.
"Years of under-investment in staff has pushed waiting lists to an all-time high. We know that once again we will be left to try and cope as winter pressures mount. That's why junior doctors are showing this incredible resolve in the face of such disdain for our health service and our profession. Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting said Mr Sunak and Mr Barclay should negotiate with medics to end the pay dispute.
Industrial action in the NHS has been ongoing since December 2022, with the number of inpatient and outpatient appointments cancelled now standing at 885,154.
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