The chief strategy officer of NHS England has expressed concerns about the impact that this month’s junior doctor strikes will have on emergency care and waiting lists.
Chris Hopson told a summit hosted by the Nuffield Trust he expected the three-day strike, which will begin on Monday, March 13, to have a ‘bigger and wider spread’ than other industrial action held so far.
Nearly 40,000 junior doctors voted to take industrial action in the British Medical Association (BMA) ballot. Talks between the BMA and Health Secretary Steve Barclay failed to reach agreement on Thursday, with the strikes now set to go ahead.
