England's health service set for 'catastrophic' doctors' strike

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LONDON: The public health service in England was on Tuesday (Apr 11) braced for 'the most disruptive industrial action' in its history as junior doctors walk out over pay and working conditions.

in recent months as soaring inflation eats into wages and pandemic backlogs coupled with staff shortages increase workloads.

"Emergency, urgent and critical care will be prioritised but some patients will unfortunately have had their appointments postponed." The NHS Confederation's Matthew Taylor told Sky News the strikes"are going to have a catastrophic impact on the capacity of the NHS". "I recognise their hard work and dedication. But it is deeply disappointing that this industrial action has been timed by the British Medical Association Junior Doctors Committee to cause maximum disruption to both patients and other NHS staff."

 

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