Junior doctors in England begin four-day strike over pay Strike is expected to lead to 350,000 appointments including operations being cancelled The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2023
Real cost of junior doctors’ strike revealed in leaked NHS documents Hospitals to have as few as half the number of senior doctors available as during previous strike action, with cancer services and critical care among the casualties The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023
Junior doctors strike begins in England as patient care teeters 'on a knife edge' Members of the British Medical Association to mount picket lines outside hospitals until Saturday Wales Online · Apr 11, 2023
Patient safety fears as junior doctors begin four-day walkout An estimated 350,000 appointments, including operations, could be cancelled this week due to the strike. The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2023
Junior doctors on £14-an-hour as poor pay revealed and Tories refuse to start talks One of the biggest strikes by medics starts today, with warnings of cancelled appointments and operations, as staff battle for better pay Daily Mirror · Apr 10, 2023
More than half of the British public support junior doctors going on strike, new poll suggests NHS junior doctors have the support of more than half of the public, according to a new Ipsos poll. Chronicle Live · Apr 10, 2023
Three junior doctors would make just £66.55 for taking out appendix, says BMA The BMA has highlighted the low pay as part of a new advertising campaign in support of the pay dispute by junior doctors in England. The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2023
Real cost of junior doctors’ strike revealed in leaked documents as births face cancellation and funerals delayed Hospitals to have as few as half the number of senior doctors available as during previous strike action, with cancer services and critical care among the casualties The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2023
Junior doctors ‘may keep striking for another year’ says BMA insider Warning comes on eve of England’s 61,000 junior doctors beginning four-day action The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2023
EXPLAINED: Why junior doctors in Scotland are not on strike Junior doctors in England are set to stage four days of strike action – leading to confusion on whether junior doctors in Scotland are also taking… The National (Scotland) · Apr 10, 2023
Why are junior doctors striking? Health secretary Steve Barclay says pay demands ‘unrealistic’ and attacks union’s ‘militant stance’ The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2023
An imploding health service underpins junior doctors’ radicalisation With real pay down 26% since 2008 and demoralised workplaces, medics are striking not out of militancy but from deep-rooted frustration The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2023
All Greater Manchester hospitals with strikes this week as doctors stage industrial action of 'unparalleled disruption' The country's top doctor has warned he is 'very concerned' about the possible severity of the impact on patients Manchester Evening News · Apr 9, 2023
Steve Barclay says junior doctor pay demands are 'unrealistic' The Health Secretary says the union is taking a 'militant stance' on pay Wales Online · Apr 9, 2023
The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2023 Health secretary accuses union of ‘militant stance’ in row over junior doctors’ pay Post-Easter weekend strikes will cause ‘unparalleled levels of disruption’, medical director warns
Daily Mirror · Apr 9, 2023 NHS strikes 'will cause unparalleled disruption' - but Steve Barclay doubles down Floundering Health Secretary Steve Barclay is under pressure to resolve the dispute, with the British Medical Association (BMA) saying a 'credible offer' would end plans for a strike starting on Tuesday
Wales Online · Apr 9, 2023 Junior doctor strike will cause ‘unparalleled levels of disruption’ says NHS boss Professor Sir Stephen Powis says he is 'very concerned' about impact on patients by the four days of action
The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2023 Junior doctor strikes to cause ‘unparalleled levels of disruption’ – NHS boss Professor Sir Stephen Powis said he was ‘very concerned’ about the potential severity of the impact on patients during the four-day action.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 8, 2023 Hospitals in frantic dash to fill gaps left by doctors’ strike Consultants who refuse to do extra work threatened with having their pay docked as NHS trusts race to empty their wards
The Guardian - UK · Apr 8, 2023 Junior doctors’ strike could delay 250,000 appointments, say NHS bosses Concerns over impact on patient safety of four days of strikes next week by junior doctors in England
Evening Standard · Apr 8, 2023 Junior doctor strike ‘could see 250,000 appointments postponed’ Dr Layla McCay, of the NHS Confederation, said health leaders were more concerned about the walkout starting on Tuesday than any other strike so far.
The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2023 Up to 250,000 appointments could be postponed by junior doctor walkout Dr Layla McCay, of the NHS Confederation, said health leaders were more concerned about the walkout starting on Tuesday than any other strike so far.
Daily Mirror · Apr 7, 2023 'Health Secretary is putting lives at risk by refusing to hold urgent talks' Steve Barclay should be doing everything he can to avoid this calamity but so far he has refused to resume negotiations with the British Medical Association
The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2023 BMA calls for ‘credible’ pay offer to halt four-day strike by junior doctors The BMA called on Health Secretary Steve Barclay to show he is serious about pay restoration for next week’s walkout to be halted.
Evening Standard · Apr 6, 2023 London NHS Trust cancels all non-urgent care during junior doctors’ strike Whittington Health NHS Trust said it had made ‘difficult decision’ to ensure patient safety in emergency care