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Thousands of doctors start 3-day strike in UK

March 13, 2023
Stephen M.Cby Stephen M.C
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Thousands of doctors start 3-day strike in UK

Junior doctors hold placards as they stand at a picket line outside St Thomas' Hospital in Westminster in London, Monday, March 13, 2023.

Tens of thousands of junior doctors went on strike across England on Monday, March 13, 2023, to demand better pay, kicking off three days of widespread disruption at the U.K.’s state-funded hospitals and health clinics.

Junior doctors, who are qualified but in the earlier years of their career, make up 45% of all doctors in the National Health Service.

Their walkout means that operations and appointments will be canceled for thousands of patients, and senior doctors and other medics have had to be drafted in to cover for emergency services, critical care and maternity services.

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The British Medical Association, the doctors’ trade union, claims that pay for junior doctors has fallen 26% in real terms since 2008, while workload and patient waiting lists are at record highs. The union says burnout and the U.K.’s cost-of-living crisis are driving scores of doctors away from the public health service.

A junior doctor holds a placard as she stands at a picket line outside St Thomas Hospital in Westminster in London Monday March 13 2023
A junior doctor holds a placard as she stands at a picket line outside St Thomas’ Hospital in Westminster in London, Monday, March 13, 2023

The union said newly qualified medics earn just 14.09 pounds ($17) an hour. “All that junior doctors are asking is to be paid a wage that matches our skill set,” said Rebecca Lissman, 29, a trainee in obstetrics and gynaecology.

“We love the NHS, and I don’t want to work in private practice, but I think we are seeing the erosion of public services,” she added.

Other health workers, including nurses and paramedics, have also staged strikes in recent months to demand better pay and conditions. NHS figures show that more than 100,000 appointments have already been postponed this winter as a result of the nurses’ walkouts.

Stephen Powis, Medical Director of National Health Service England, noted that the 72-hour strike this week is expected to have the most serious impact and will cause “extensive disruption.” He said that some cancer care will likely be affected, alongside routine appointments and some operations.

Incredibly Disappointing

BARCLAYS HEALTH
Steve Barclay, U.K Health Secretary

Health Secretary, Steve Barclay issued a statement before the strike started on Monday. He opined that it was “incredibly disappointing” that the British Medical Association (BMA) has declined his offer to enter formal pay negotiations “on the condition that strikes are paused”.

Barclay added that he “hugely” values the work of junior doctors, and urged them to come to the negotiating table and cancel their action.

“I want to find a fair settlement which recognizes the crucial role of junior doctors and the wider economic pressures facing the UK.”

Steve Barclay

Barclay iterated that he has been working closely with NHS England on contingency plans to protect patient safety during strikes, prioritising emergency, urgent and critical care but “there will inevitably be some disruption for patients”.

In earlier comments, the BMA said there have not been “any credible negotiations” in the dispute, leaving them with “no choice but to strike”

The doctors’ strike this week will coincide with mass walkouts by tens of thousands of teachers and civil servants on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, the day the government unveils its latest budget statement.

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% in January. That was down from a November peak of 11.1%, but is still the highest in 40 years.

Scores of others in the public sector, including train drivers, airport baggage handlers, border staff, driving examiners, bus drivers and postal workers have all walked off their jobs to demand higher pay.

Unions say wages, especially in the public sector, have fallen in real terms over the past decade, and a cost-of-living crisis fueled by sharply rising food and energy prices has left many struggling to pay their bills.

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