A group of six senior medical figures in England has publicly criticized prospective strikes by resident doctors, calling them counterproductive and detrimental to patient care. While they acknowledge the need for a pay boost for junior doctors due to longstanding erosion of wages, they argue that the recent raises of 22% and 5.4% already address these concerns. The doctors emphasize that strikes would worsen NHS conditions and be viewed unfavorably by the public, as financial constraints persist within the healthcare system, rendering action such as strikes less viable.
A doctors strike would further diminish the ability of the NHS to deliver, and play into the hands of those who don't believe in an NHS publicly funded.
The calls for strike misjudge the mood in the country. There is no spare money. This is a futile gesture guiding people into a maze without a thread.
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