Sunak’s health woes: Junior doctors in England to strike for five days ahead of election
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In an effort to end their ongoing pay dispute with the government, junior doctors in England will go on strike for five days in the run-up to the election. One week before to election day, on June 27, British Medical Association (BMA) members will stage a walkout starting at 07:00 BST.
The union stated that it took action because, since new negotiations began in mid-May, there had been no convincing offer. However, ministers blasted the BMA for using "cynical" methods in asking for a walkout in the midst of the election campaign.
Seeking compensation equivalent to 15 years of wage hikes below inflation, the BMA has requested a 35% pay increase. In the previous fiscal year, junior physicians had an average salary increase of about 9%.
Last year, the BMA pulled out of discussions that included a 3% wage increase on top. This will be junior doctors' 11th walkout, after their first strike in March 2023.
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BMA junior doctors committee co-chairs Dr Robert Laurenson and Dr Vivek Trivedi said, "We made clear to the government that we would strike unless discussions ended in a credible pay offer."
"For more than 18 months we have been asking Rishi Sunak to put forward proposals to restore the pay junior doctors have lost over the past 15 years.Even at this late stage, Mr Sunak has the opportunity to show that he cares about the NHS and its workers," they added.
Never-ending NHS waiting
Depending on the amount of time waited several metrics are used to evaluate NHS waiting lists in England. Just over 300,000 of the 3.2 million people who have been waiting for more than 18 weeks have been on the list for a year or more, according to the most current data. There are around 6.3 million people on the waiting list overall.
The shadow health secretary expressed hisconcern in an interview with the Guardian,"I really fear that if Rishi Sunak wins another term, what we've seen happen to NHS dentistry - which is a poor service for poor people and everyone else going private - that is what we will see for the whole NHS."
(With inputs from agencies)