PA mediaThe British Medical Association says that the owners of NHS are at risk of damaging patients in the upcoming doctors’ strike.
The Sangh believes that the plan to limit the number of regular remedies to cancel NHS England’s plan would be very thin to cover senior doctors for striking resident doctors.
NHS England have ordered hospitals to cancel only non-essential care, such as hip and knee operation, in extraordinary conditions.
But BMA Deputy Leader Dr. Emma Runwick said that the plan may be “taken to the worst risk and loss” due to the host of the last minute cancellation.
Walkout by resident doctors – New name for junior doctors – is going to start from 07:00 BST on Friday.
“Senior doctors may not physically be in two places,” Dr. Runvik said.
“We think the vast majority of planned and scheduled care must be transferred.”
Non-essential work was canceled in large quantities during previous attacks in 2023 and 2024 to provide covers in emergency and immediate services.
The NHS England told hospitals that it was going to be “tragically necessary” to maintain booking and appointments to maintain safe care.
In some hospitals, half of the employed care was canceled.
But this new approach is being overseen by Sir Jim McKay, who became the Chief Executive of NHS England in the spring after leaving the post of Amanda Prichared.
Sources in NHS England said that he was firm to reduce disintegration, stating that cancellation of non-essential work is also at risk for patients.
Dr. Runvik also defended the money being charged by senior doctors to cover the resident doctors during the strike. BMA has suggested that advisors have charged more than £ 300 per hour for the night shift.
Dr. Runwik said that sometimes NHS needs to “encourage” doctors to provide covers out of their normal work.
The issue has been discussed in the meetings of last week between NHS England The BMA, the issue has been discussed and the Sangh has now formally written to Sir Jim underlining his concerns.
The letter has warned that the staffing is being spread to “very thin”.
Prof. Meghna Pandit, director of NHS England, said: “The safest thing for patients is to maintain as much and planned care as possible while attacking NHS – and we will encourage BMA to work creatively to achieve it in this event.”
This comes when the government and BMA continued talks with the aim of promoting the strike. Discussion is going on since Thursday.
After an increase of 22% in the last two years, resident doctors for this financial year were awarded an average of 5.4% increment.
But the British Medical Association says that wages are actually about 20% lower than in 2008 and are demanding “salary restoration”.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting has clarified that there will be no additional salary this year, but other aspects are being seen with students loans, examination fees and practices to work.
If the strike is to be closed, it is likely to be done before Wednesday morning to avoid major disruption. About half of the doctors are doctors – and two -thirds of them are BMA members.
Resident doctors participated in 11 separate strikes during 2023 and 2024, causing hundreds of outpatient appointments and other hospital processes to be canceled.
