Thousands of doctors walking out - and threatening to do so every month until next year. This is just one more source of pressure on the crisis-hit NHS.
And without pay increasing, claim doctors taking industrial action, 'it's difficult to see that changing'. The NHS suffered among one of its worst winters on record earlier this year.
More people than ever were asking for help, in worse condition than ever. It overwhelmed many hospitals and will again, warn medics, as 'every year it gets worse and, now, those pressure remain all-year round'. Join our WhatsApp Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link Paramedics, nurses, physiotherapists, hospital staff have all walked out over the course of the last year.
But while many among that list were encouraged to accept a pay deal offered by the government, leading to a fragile suspension of strikes, it is doctors who are continuing industrial action.
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