The strikes are likely to put more pressure on a healthcare system still trying to rebalance itself following the pandemic, leaving it in a state usually reserved for winter time, all year round.
The strikes will put further pressure on a healthcare system still trying to rebalance itself in a post-pandemic world living with COVID.
Dr David Shackleton is an A&E consultant at West Middlesex Hospital and says attendances are the highest they've ever been."It is busy all the time now, we've come through COVID, but demand is the highest it's ever been and that's true across the health service," he said. "A salary hike of this size would see some junior doctors receiving more than an extra £20,000 a year. I value the important work these doctors do every day, and I want to see a fair deal that increases their pay."
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