NHS: England's top doctor warns emergency care will be prioritised during biggest strike disruption to date
The warning comes after senior leaders reportedly told the Health Service Journal that ministers have not sufficiently sounded the alarm about the risk to patient harm posed by the strikes.voted to take industrial actionTalks between the BMA and Health Secretary Steve Barclay at the start of March did not improve matters, with the union saying the cabinet minister"refused to come forth with any improved offer".
But the government says pay has increased by a cumulative 8.2% since 2019/20 and further wage increases aren't affordable at a time of record-high inflation.Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video playerThe NHS Confederation, which represents trusts across the country, urged both sides to"show willingness to compromise and bring these strikes to an end without delay".
Elsewhere one large hospital is having to rearrange more than 2,000 outpatient appointments and over 200 non-urgent surgeries next week.Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, said:"We are disappointed the government and BMA have failed to put a stop to the forthcoming junior doctors strikes, especially after the positive steps that have been made with the other trade unions.
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