Letâs be very clear about whatâs happened: Wes Streeting knew that winter pressures were coming, again, for the 50th year in a row.
So he offered doctors a ridiculous offer that is nowhere near ANY of the requests from the last 4 years.
Letâs be very clear about whatâs happened: the BMA knows this time of year is the most difficult for the NHS, knows there are particular pressures this year because of the flu variant, sees the impact this is having on hospitals, and said âGreat, weâll use this serious threat to patient safety as leverage by going on strike to boost our career prospectsâ. And people will die because of it. It shouldnât be legal.