Junior doctors have announced a new set of strikes over the continuing dispute over new contracts proposed by the government.
The British Medical Association’s decision to go ahead with strikes earlier in February meant thousands of operations and appointments being cancelled with junor doctors only providing emergency care.
With the government introducing a new contract for junior doctors as part of its drive to put the NHS on a seven-day working basis, there is concern over the need for more staff and extra funding.
Dr Johann Malawana, chair of the BMA’s junior doctor committee said, “this action is wholly avoidable but Jeremy Hunt’s shambolic mishandling of this situation means he risks alienating a generation of junior doctors and undermining the delivery of future patient care.”
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