UK doctors begin strike likely to be 'most disruptive' for health service

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Starting pay for junior doctors can be as low as $23 per hour, said the British Medical Association. Read more at straitstimes.com.

in a three-day strike that will disrupt patient care, as they protest over salary they say is less than what a barista makes per hour.

The NHS will prioritise emergency care during the strike, which could come at the cost of routine appointments, surgeries and even some urgent cancer treatments, NHS England National Medical Director Stephen Powis said. “We are working closely across the NHS to make sure that services are not affected in those emergency pathways,” he said. “But it is going to be a hard three days and it’s going to be quite challenging.”

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