The health sector in Britain is preparing for a four-day strike, and health authorities describe the strike as the largest of its kind, amid fears that up to a quarter of a million appointments and medical procedures may be postponed.
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Doctors’ strike next week is the largest of its kind in the health sector
Tens of thousands of doctors in Britain plan to strike for 4 days next week, according to local British media.
And the British “Sky News” network stated that there is “grave concern” among the health authorities that the doctors’ strike next week will be the largest of its kind in the health sector.
And the National Health Service warned that up to a quarter of a million medical appointments and procedures could be postponed, amid fears that patient safety would be at risk.
Junior nurses in Britain enter an industrial strike after the Easter break, from 6:59 am on April 11, until 6:59 am on the 15th of the same month.
The NHS medical director warned that a four-day strike by junior doctors next week would cause “unprecedented levels of disruption”.
And the British “BA Media” agency quoted Professor Stephen Boyce as saying that he was “very concerned” about the potential severity of the impact on patients, in light of hospitals facing a decrease in the medical workforce by up to half over a period of nearly 100 hours.
“The expected impact will be much greater than the impact of the 3-day strike last month, which led to the postponement of 175,000 appointments and medical procedures,” Dr. Laila Mackay, director of policy at the NHS, told BBC Radio 4. .
And McKay considered, “The impact will be so strong that this time it will affect patient safety, and this is a matter of great concern for every health care leader.”
The British Medical Association said the government could still make a “credible offer” that would help end the strike.
These strikes come as a protest against wages, which the participants say are very low, and demand an increase in order to keep pace with the high levels of inflation in the country.
And last March, thousands of British doctors went on strike for three days in government hospitals, in order to demand higher wages.
In the same month, a labor union suspended ambulance strikes to hold talks with the government.
The United Kingdom is facing a wave of strikes from various sectors to demand higher wages and an improvement in the standard of living.
Because of the economic crisis in the United Kingdom, the salaries of the British are shrinking, which leads to widespread strikes, carried out by workers in the public and private sectors.
