Tens of thousands of GPs in the UK go on strike for the second time this year

Tens of thousands of GPs, claiming that pay increases were below inflation for years and demanding a 35 percent pay increase, went on strike for 4 days.

The Confederation of the National Health System (NHS) of England, which represents organizations in the health sector, announced that it is expected to cancel more than 350,000 appointments and surgeries due to the doctors’ strike.

The general practitioners’ strike will end on the morning of April 15.

“THE REQUEST BY DOCTORS TO INCREASE SALARIES IS UNREASONABLE”

British Health Minister Steve Barclay, in a written statement on the doctors’ strike, stressed that the strike not only puts patient safety at risk, but is also set to create maximum disruption after the Easter holidays. . Barclay described the strike as a “big disappointment” and argued that the doctors’ demand for a 35 percent pay increase was unreasonable.

Barclay said: “If the British Medical Association (BMA) union is willing to drop this stance and call off the strikes, we can continue confidential talks as we do with other unions and find a way forward.”

The general practitioners had decided to take a 72-hour absence from work on March 13. (AA)