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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Editorial

Patients have run out of patience with striking doctors – as have their colleagues

It is no exaggeration to say that one of the main reasons the nation voted less than two years ago to elect the first Labour government since 2010 was to end the chaos in the National Health Service.

The promise made by the party in 2024 was clear: “Too many patients have seen their treatment affected by strikes. Labour will reset relations with NHS staff, moving away from the Conservatives’ failed approach.”

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