Greater Manchester's junior doctors and consultants are heading out on the ninth month of strike action across NHS hospitals from today (August 11).
Junior doctors, who are qualified doctors in clinical training in either a hospital or general practice and make up around half of all doctors in the NHS, are planning to strike from 7am on Friday 11 August until 7am on Tuesday 15 August.
Consultants, senior doctors who see patients and are responsible for supervising junior doctors and other staff, will be taking action from 7am on Thursday 24 August until 7am on Saturday 26 August.
Health chiefs in Greater Manchester have once again warned that disruption because of industrial action will be 'unavoidable'.
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