Doctors working in England's public health service on Tuesday launched what has been billed as the most disruptive strike in its history, in a dispute over pay and working conditions. ManilaBulletin
The four-day walkout, which began at 7:00 am , follows months of strikes by other public and private sector staff as inflation sparks the UK's worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation.
They are demanding a pay rise of 35 percent, which they say is needed to help make up for more than a decade of salary cuts in real terms. "It's becoming less safe for patients," she said from a picket line after finishing a night shift at St. Thomas' Hospital in London. "I hoped to begin formal pay negotiations with the BMA last month but its demand for a 35 percent pay rise is unreasonable," said Health Secretary Steve Barclay.
"This is a significant set of industrial action that's going to cause major disruption," he told BBC radio.Up to a quarter of a million appointments could be postponed, according to the NHS Confederation, which represents the system in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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