"It must be clear about what this decision [to strike] means. Other NHS colleagues have had to cancel Christmas plans just to cover shifts; patients will have operations cancelled; and the NHS will be preparing for the worst in the middle of an unprecedented flu season. We've done everything we can to cancel these strikes, even giving them the option to extend the strike mandate so they can call off the strikes and consult their members. It's frankly astounding that the BMA leadership rejected this."
""needless and reckless strikes" will ultimately "inflict pain on people" at a time when hospital beds and wards are almost full."
""no choice but to return to the picket lines""
The Prime Minister is urging resident doctors not to strike as a new 'K strain' flu sweeps the nation and hospitals experience record occupancy. Strikes by British Medical Association members are planned for 17–22 December amid a demand for a further 26% pay rise after a 28.9% increase last year. Downing Street and the Health Secretary called the action needless and reckless, warning of cancelled operations and staff covering extra shifts. The BMA says it has no choice but to return to picket lines after the pay demand was rejected. Schools and workplaces have seen closures as pressure on the NHS mounts.
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