Today marked a moment in NHS history - when all grades of hospital doctors walkout out in a joint striking expected to compound a towering waiting list marring the health service.
NHS leaders have expressed their fears that the first joint walkout 'is likely to cause disruption to patient care unlike anything we’ve seen before'.
The war of words between doctors and the government rages on. Negotiations are nowhere to be seen, even the talking has stalled.
Doctors at the helm of striking unions have agreed, saying patients will be 'caught in the middle' yet again, but insist that pay and conditions in the NHS must improve if the service is to survive.
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