Health workers protest on a picket line as junior and senior doctors in England take part in a joint strike action for the first time, outside St Thomas's Hospital, in London, Britain September 20, 2023. LONDON: Junior hospital doctors in England began a five-day strike on Thursday , a week before a general election in which the state of the publicly funded National Health Service is a major issue.
The doctors have been asking for 35 per cent"pay restoration" as a starting position amid a cost-of-living crisis. He added:"Doctors are tired. We're frustrated but we're ultimately scared... We've seen the quality of care in this country decline." "Until we deal with that, the waiting list will continue to go up wards will continue to remain understaffed."The deputy chair of the British Medical Association's Junior Doctor Committee, Sumi Manirajan, said wages had not kept up with inflation over the last 15 years and doctors have to pay thousands out of pocket for indemnity fees, courses and exams.
Labour's health spokesman, Wes Streeting, has said any Labour government would not meet the 35-percent demand but that there is"space for a discussion".
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