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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Denis Campbell Health policy editor

Junior doctors’ strikes have ‘fractured’ relationship with consultants, say NHS trusts

Protesters calling for better pay for junior doctors at the gates of Downing Street in August
Protesters calling for better pay for junior doctors at the gates of Downing Street in August. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/AFP/Getty Images

Strikes by junior doctors have “fractured” their relationship with consultants and increased the risk of patients dying during action, hospital bosses claim.

The 28 days of industrial action junior doctors have staged this year and the nine days of fresh strikes starting on Wednesday have led to tensions with more senior colleagues who are “worn out” from having to cover for striking junior doctors as well as doing their usual shifts.

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