English resident doctors entered a five -day strike for increasing salaries. Public and Prime Minister criticism encounters strong arguments of doctors about justice of remuneration.
Resident doctors in England started a five -day strike for higher salaries on Friday at 7.00 am local time (8.00 CEST). The protest will end at the same time on Wednesday, July 30. Approximately 50,000 doctors have been involved, he reports on TASR, according to The Guardian and Sky News.
The strike is the culmination of the conflict between the National Medical Service (NHS) and the British Medical Association (BMA) in connection with the salaries of resident doctors – fully qualified doctors who gain first experience after study.
The Prime Minister appeals
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday appealed to doctors that strikes “cause real damage”. “The journey chosen by the BMA committee for resident doctors will mean that everyone will lose. My appeal is to the doctors: Do not follow the BMA leadership on this harmful journey. Our NHS and your patients need you,” Starmer said.
BMA argues that resident doctors have declined much more than the rest of the population in the country since 2008 and requires an approximately 29 % increase in their salaries, which would make up for them.
Differences in wages
The Association also published advertisements in the national newspaper that she wanted to “reveal a significant difference in salaries of resident doctors and their assistants without medical qualifications”. “While a newly qualified doctor receives more than £ 24 per hour, a newly qualified physician with a long -term experience at the university has only £ 18.62 per hour,” says The Guardian in advertisements.
The English National Medical Service (NHS) called on the public to seek medical assistance if necessary. The orders of general practitioners remain open as usual and urgent care will still be available with emergency room. Public pharmacies and dentists should also work normally in the next five days.
