Thousands of striking doctors and radiographers attended a protest rally in Manchester.
Doctors have vowed to strike “until the next general election and beyond” in their dispute with the Government over pay.
Prof Banfield said: “The members have been unequivocal and they are incredibly organised and really determined. “Ultimately, we know what the effects of year-on-year pay cuts are to our workforce’s morale, retention, and now actually even recruitment,” he told PA. Vivek Trivedi and Rob Laurenson outside the Department of Health and Social Care in London in March
“We are making this stand now in order to get better investment so we can crack on with the waiting list and get people the treatment that they need,” he added. Prof Banfield said the union is “always in a process of putting feelers out” to Government, because it feels “there is a deal to be done”.
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