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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Jane Kirby

Row over NHS doctor strike deepens as poll suggests public support is waning

Junior doctors protesting outside Downing Street in June 2024 (Jordan Pettitt/PA) - (PA Archive)

The row between the British Medical Association (BMA) and health leaders over the upcoming doctor strike has deepened as research suggests public support for the action is waning.

NHS Providers, which represents hospital trusts, hit back at BMA claims that  health leaders were putting patients at risk, saying it was actually the “costly” BMA strike that was risking patient care.

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