Health secretary refuses to negotiate with junior doctors until strikes called off
Thursday, 21 December 2023 Health Secretary Victoria Atkins has refused to get back round the table with junior doctors until they call off their industrial action.
Health Secretary Victoria Atkins has urged junior doctors to call off the strike. Mrs Atkins said she was disappointed that junior doctors walked away from the negotiating table before a final offer was made and hinted that an improved offer on pay and conditions could be on the table if they called...
The shadow health secretary has slammed the government for handing out "inflation-busting" pay rises in the health sector. It comes as nurses rejected the government's offer of a 5.5% pay rise after junior doctors voted to accept a pay offer worth an extra 22.3%.
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Shadow Health Secretary Victoria Atkins defends the previous Conservative government’s record on NHS spending and criticises Lord Darzi’s report as “backward looking” and a “cover for tax rises at the budget”. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Health Secretary Victoria Atkins has accused junior doctors of walking away from pay negotiations with the government, instead choosing to strike - a claim the British Medical Association refutes...
Thursday, 21 December 2023
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