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Wes Streeting has hit doctors association After this a new round was announced strikesWarning that it is a “slap in the face” for nhs staff And will play straight into the hands of Nigel Farage.
Health Secretary accused British Medical Association ,BMA) Resident doctors in England tried to “ruin” the NHS recovery with “rushed industrial action” after it was announced strike on five consecutive day of next month In the ongoing dispute regarding jobs and Salary,
The association claims that doctors have become unemployed during shift shifts and are struggling to find jobs.
But Mr. Streeting, write specifically in IndependentSaid that the strike is “contrary to their wishes.” patients Who have consistently opposed these disruptive walkouts.”
Resident doctor has been in a Salary The dispute dates from March 2023, and will be the 13th strike since industrial action began next month. He was awarded a 28.9 percent salary increase in the last three years, but BMA says wages are still about 20 percent lower in real terms than in 2008.
The BMA argues that the value of resident doctors’ salaries has diminished due to inflation since 2008–09 and has published hourly pay figures showing what the pay “restoration” it is demanding would look like.
However, Mr Streeting described the move as “pointless” and accused the BMA of “blocking a better deal for doctors” while most “want to keep their jobs”.
“This is a slap in the face to the rest of the NHS workforce who will be left in pieces, and most likely, their patients’ treatment will be cancelled,” he wrote.
“There is no more pro-NHS, pro-resident doctor government waiting in the wings. If the BMA tries to ruin the NHS recovery, the only person who benefits is Nigel Farage.”
The Health Secretary, who said he had met the BMA’s new leadership for “respectful, constructive and optimistic” talks last week, insisted it was “not too late” to “call off unnecessary strikes and return to meaningful negotiations”.
He said he agreed with the BMA that parts of the training and employment for resident doctors are “grossly unfair” and claimed he was trying to improve their lives.
“Instead of fighting the battles of the past, let’s work together to build an NHS fit for the future,” he said.
The doctors are going to go on strike from 7 am on November 14 to 7 am on November 19. This comes after resident doctors went on strike in July.
Resident Doctor, formerly known as junior doctorThat’s almost half of all doctors in the NHS, and the BMA is arguing that better pay will stop them leaving.
Dr. Jack Fletcher, chairman of the BMA’s Resident Doctors Committee (RDC), said when announcing the strike, “This is not where we wanted to be.”
“We have spent the last week talking to the Government and putting pressure on the Health Secretary to end the scandal of doctor unemployment,” Dr Fletcher said.
“We know from our own survey that half of second-year doctors in England are struggling to find a job, their skills are being wasted while millions of patients wait endlessly for treatment, and are being shifted hospital To remain incomplete. This is a situation that cannot continue.
“Although we want to reach an agreement, it appears the government is not doing so, leaving us with no option but to take strike action.”
NHS Providers, which represents trusts, also warned that patients would “pay the price” for five days’ worth of doctors’ visits.
Daniel Elkels, chief executive of NHS Providers, said: “Another strike by resident doctors is the last thing the NHS needs, especially as we head into another challenging winter for the health service.
“Trust leaders will do everything they can to prepare for this five-day walkout, but once again, patients will pay the price.”
The strikes are expected to cause significant disruption, particularly to hospitals, as they occur during health care’s busiest time of the year.
The UK Health Protection Agency (UKHSA) has warned that cases of flu are already increasing, especially among children.
“The data is showing an increase in positive tests for flu, particularly in children and younger adults, as well as an increase in GP and A&E attendances,” said Dr Connol Watson, consultant epidemiologist at the UKHSA.
Meanwhile, Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has said doctors “should not go on strike”.
“The Conservative policy is to ban doctors’ strikes in the same way that the police and military can’t go on strike,” he said. “We need adequate levels of health care. We had legislation that would provide a minimum service level, Labor gutted it.”
Resident doctors have up to eight years of experience working as a hospital doctor or up to three years in general practice, depending on their specialism.