Half of the medical workforce will walk out tomorrow - what's happening to the NHS?
Half of the country's medical workforce is heading out on strike in the morning. Hospital halls will be much quieter, GP surgeries will stall and patients will face more delays.
READ MORE: 'Many appointments and procedures postponed' as every hospital in Greater Manchester to be hit by doctors strikes During the peak of the winter NHS crisis, one doctor in the north told the Manchester Evening News of record emergency departments attendances, and ambulances waiting 'nine hours before they could offload a patient', before multiple patients go on to wait '48 hours' in A&E.
The unions, the British Medical Association and the Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association, are asking for a pay increase to make up for '15 years' of inflation. They are also demanding better working conditions and a full workforce plan, as they say that demand on the NHS has long outstripped capacity.
"Falling pay means many junior doctors, including GP trainees, feel overworked and undervalued during their training. This leads to us seeking alternative employment outside the UK or pursuing a reduction in the number of sessions we are prepared to work upon gaining our certificate of completion of training.
“I’ve met with the BMA and other medical unions to discuss what is fair and affordable, as well as wider concerns around conditions and workload. I’ve written to the BMA to arrange a meeting and want to continue discussing how we can make the make the NHS a better place to work for all.”
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