Steve Barclay conceded that there needs to be “movement on both sides” before talks between the Government and British Medical Association could resume PMGallagher1 reports
Mr Barclay said: “Obviously there is an impact on patients when these strikes take place, and we want to work constructively with them. But there’s got to be movement on both sides and the Government has signalled its willingness to move. To date, the junior doctors committee has refused to move at all from its 35 per cent demand, and that’s really been the sticking point.”
“That is in no way a fair or reasonable offer and will not help stem the exodus of junior doctors from the NHS. The Health Secretary can come to us with a credible offer at any time – preventing any future strike action sits firmly within the gift of the Government.” Dean Rogers, the union’s director of industrial strategy, said: “Doctors and nurses cannot do their jobs without our members – the radiographers, sonographers, mammographers, therapy radiographers and the radiology support workforce. Waiting lists are growing, and, for a cancer patient awaiting diagnosis and radiotherapy treatment, even a two-week wait can mean the difference between life and death.
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