Tens of thousands of general practitioners in England went on strike for the second time this year due to the wage increase and the ongoing disagreement in working conditions, and started a 4-day work stoppage. Health Minister Steve Barclay said doctors‘ demand for a 35 percent wage increase was unreasonable.
Tens of thousands of general practitioners in England, who claimed that salary increases were below inflation for years and demanded a 35 percent wage increase, went on a 4-day strike.The National Health System (NHS) Confederation of England, which represents organizations in the health sector, announced that more than 350 thousand appointments and surgeries are expected to be canceled due to the doctors‘ strike.The general practitioners‘ strike will end on the morning of April 15.British Health Minister Steve Barclay, in a written statement on the doctors‘ strike, stressed that the strike not only puts patient safety at risk, but is also timed to create maximum disruption after the Easter holiday.Barclay described the strike as a „great disappointment“ and argued that doctors‘ demand for a 35 percent wage increase was unreasonable.Minister Barclay said, „If the British Medical Association (BMA) union is willing to abandon this stance and call off strikes, we can continue with confidential talks as we do with other unions and find a way forward.“ used the phrase.General practitioners had decided to leave work for 72 hours on 13 March.
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Tens of thousands of general practitioners in England have started a 4-day strike for the second time this year due to wage increase and ongoing disagreement in working conditions. The doctors are demanding a 35% wage increase, which Health Minister Steve Barclay has deemed unreasonable. More than 350,000 appointments and surgeries are expected to be cancelled due to the strike, which is set to end on 15 April. Barclay described the strike as a “great disappointment” and called on the British Medical Association union to end its stance and “find a way forward”.