NHS leaders have said the strikes will cause ‘major disruption’.
NHS leaders have said the service is expecting “major disruption” as a result of the heatwave and the junior doctors’ strike.
And concerns have been raised about the impact that the strike will have on hospitals affected by the cyber attack. “This will help patients who have experienced dangerous delays to their care due to the difficulties of mitigation against the unplanned and malicious cyber-attack. We thank NHS England for raising their concerns with us in the interest of patient safety.
“The cyber attack, they are not able to do as much of the elective work anyway – that’s going across a six-week period. “So for example, if there was something big that happened at an event like Glastonbury and ended up with tonnes of people being admitted to the hospital, what does the NHS England do?On the request for some doctors to continue working during the walkout, Prof Banfield added: “Safe patient care has always been a priority for the BMA during the rounds of industrial action; ensured by giving trusts plenty of notice of the planned strikes, so that more senior doctors provide cover across the strike...
Earlier this week, charity Age UK urged people to look out for older friends and neighbours, saying that certain medical conditions can be exacerbated during a heatwave. “While the warmer weather can lead to additional pressure on services at a time when demand for services is already high. A yellow heat health alert is in place from 8am Mon 24 June to 5pm Thurs 27 June & our updated data dashboard includes a heat health alert map with useful information and guidance for health and social care settings:Junior doctors have said that they will call off the strike if Prime Minister Rishi Sunak makes a credible commitment to restore their pay.
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