Health leaders fear another two months of NHS industrial action will send waiting lists soaring again leaving hospitals under even more pressure to bring them down 🔴 PMGallagher1
will send waiting lists soaring again leaving hospitals under even more pressure to bring them down.
More than 22,500 appointments were also rescheduled because of the walk-outs on Wednesday and Thursday. This usually includes appointments, X-rays and minor procedures. The waiting list for non-urgent treatment in England came down to just under 7.2 million last month, the first time it has reduced since the pandemic began. But health experts toldSiva Anandaciva, chief analyst at The King’s Fund, said: “Targets to improve waiting lists were already challenging.
Unite announced on Friday its workers would join other NHS staff taking industrial action on Monday 6 February and warned that additional dates could be announced soon in a further escalation of the bitter dispute over pay and staffing.and ambulance workers in the GMB are also striking on February 6, chosen by the RCN to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the Mid-Staffs NHS trust inquiry, which highlighted the effects of nurse shortages on patient care and excess deaths.
Health unions have begun co-ordinating strike days to cause maximum disruption in an attempt to force the Government to the negotiating table. However, Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Steve Barclay have insisted their pay demands are “unaffordable”.
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