Trainee doctors will stage a 96-hour strike in April as the dispute between the British Medical Association (BMA) and the government continues.
Union members joined other NHS workers, including nurses and ambulances, in their first strike in March to go on strike.
More than 250,000 appointments and surgeries are expected to be canceled during the April strike.
When is the youth strike?
The strike starts at Tuesday, April 11, 7:00 am. and run up Saturday, April 15, 7 am.
Nearly 37,000 of the 47,692 voting members of the BMA voted in favor of the strike, with 98 percent voting in favor of the strike.
On the same days, trainee doctors, members of the Association of Hospital Consultants and Specialists, went on strike. The union, which represents about 600 junior doctors, has accused the government of refusing to renege on terms negotiated to settle the dispute.
Senior health experts have warned that patients face 10 days of “suffering and disruption” as a result of the strikes.
Consultants said the effects of the action would be felt much longer as it took place between the Easter holidays and the following weekend.
Dr. Nick Scriven, a Yorkshire consultant and former president of the Society for Emergency Medicine, told me: I: “It will be a real problem to keep the flow in hospitals, because in fact with a holiday, a strike, and then a weekend, there will be 10 days in a row with fewer staff.
“As far as I know consultants are ready and willing to collectively roll up their sleeves again, but there will still be a risk of fatigue to be considered in the rush to make amends to get these missed appointments/operations.” again in progress.
“The service will expand, but a lot depends on whether and how much [operations] canceled and when those consultants are released to help out in departments to help out the rest of the leadership team.”
Why are young doctors on strike?
Doctors in a training campaign for the return of wages. The BMA said its real wages have been cut by 26.1 percent since 2008, requiring a 35.3 percent pay increase.
The BMA said Health Secretary Steve Barclay did not make a “credible offer”. She accused the government of not taking the dispute seriously.
Dr. Vivek Trivedi and Dr. Robert Lorenson, Co-Chair of the BMA Junior Physicians Committee, said: “It is with disappointment and great disappointment that we have to announce this new union action.
“The government took every opportunity. She did not make a credible offer and refuses to admit that there is any justification for the return of wages, calling our key demand “unrealistic” and “unreasonable”.
They added: “Therefore, we are not sure that these negotiations can be successful without further action. This situation is entirely caused by the government itself. We want to spend time caring for patients, not go on strike.”
Saffron Corderi, deputy director of NHS Providers, said: “The prospect of a 96-hour strike by junior doctors will raise alarms among vendors across the country.
“This will happen just after the four-day bank holiday weekend, which means that demand will pick up before the strike starts on April 11th. There are no exceptions either.
“It threatens the biggest disruption of the National Health Service strikes. There should be no doubt about the magnitude of the impact on patients, staff and the NHS. Nobody wants that.”
A spokesman for the Department of Health and Human Services said: “Further strikes will jeopardize patient safety and cause further disruption.
“Yesterday, the Minister of Health and Social Affairs met with the BMA Resident Medical Committee in the hope of a constructive discussion to resolve the current dispute. The BMA made these negotiations a condition of a 35 percent pay increase. It’s unreasonable.”
Source: I News
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