Junior doctors go on strike across UK to demand better pay, kicking off three days of widespread disruption at the state-funded hospitals and health clinics
Junior doctors make up 45 percent of all NHS doctors. Senior doctors and other medics have had to be drafted in to cover emergency services, critical care and maternity services. The three-day strike that kicked off on Monday is expected to cause widespread disruption at the UK's state-funded hospitals and health clinics.
The British Medical Association, the doctors' trade union, says pay for junior doctors has fallen 26 percent in real terms since 2008, while workload and patient waiting lists are at record highs. The union says burnout and the UK's cost-of-living crisis are driving doctors away from the public health service.Other health workers, including nurses and paramedics, have also staged strikes in recent months to demand better pay and conditions.
He said some cancer care will likely be affected, alongside routine appointments and some operations. A wave of strikes has disrupted Britons’ lives for months, as workers demand pay raises to keep pace with soaring inflation, which stood at 10.1 percent in January. That was down from a November peak of 11.1 percent but is still the highest in 40 years.
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