A crowded corridor with ambulance staff waiting to hand over patients at a&e. and here s what it looked like this morning. everything a lot quieter. some patients possibly staying away, knowing there was a strike on. the hospital says consultants have stepped in, some cancelling their leave. we have the rotas covered over the next four days. obviously, for any unexpected sickness, or if any major event happens, then we will have to make sure that we are able to cope with that, and i have to be honest and say that things are quite tight. emergency care has been maintained, but it s a different story for non urgent treatment. usually here at outpatients, every seat is occupied, but today, very few are. the hospital has cancelled more than 200 appointments, and that s just for one day of this strike. the operation was due to take place on the 14th. at another hospital, jackie was due to have breast
I support all of my colleagues in the health sector who are striking for pay increases. my wife s a nurse, so between the two of us, our real time pay is being degraded amongst two salaries. we need to find some space for you. - at the same hospital in november, here s what we saw. a crowded corridor with ambulance staff waiting to hand over patients at a&e. and here s what it looked like this morning everything a lot quieter. some patients possibly staying away, knowing there was a strike on. the hospital says consultants have stepped in, some cancelling their leave. we have the rotas covered over the next four days. obviously, for any unexpected sickness, or if any major event happens, then we will have to make sure that we are able to cope with that, and i have to be honest and say that things are quite tight. emergency care has been maintained, but it s a different story for non urgent treatment. usually here in outpatients, every seat is occupied, but today, very few are. the hospital has cancelled
Ambulance staff waiting to hand over patients at a&e. and here s what it looked like this morning. everything a lot quieter. some patients possibly staying away, knowing there was a strike on. the hospital says consultants have stepped in, some cancelling their leave. we have the rotas covered over the next four days. obviously, for any unexpected sickness, or if any major event happens, then we will have to make sure that we are able to cope with that, and i have to be honest and say that things are quite tight. emergency care has been maintained, but it s a different story for non urgent treatment. usually here in outpatients, every seat is occupied, but today, very few are. the hospital has cancelled more than 200 appointments, and that s just for one day of this strike. junior doctors include those on a starting salary of around £29,000 to more than 50,000 for those with several
The hospital says consultants have stepped in, some cancelling their leave. we have the rotas covered over the next four days. obviously, for any unexpected sickness, or if any major event happens, then we will have to make sure that we re able to cope with that, and i have to be honest and say that things are quite tight. emergency care has been maintained, but it s a different story for non urgent treatment. usually here in outpatients, every seat is occupied, but today, very few are. the hospital has cancelled more than 200 appointments, and that s just for one day of this strike. the operation was due to take place on the 14th. at the operation was due to take place on the 14th. place on the 14th. at another hospital. place on the 14th. at another hospital, jackie place on the 14th. at another hospital, jackie was - place on the 14th. at another hospital, jackie was due - place on the 14th. at another hospital, jackie was due to i hospital, jackie was due to have breast reconstruction three years after mastectomy, but it was cancer because of the strike. cancelled.
Around them that is needed to support them through. hi, sandra, how are you getting on? it looks like a busy afternoon. here at one of england s biggest hospital trusts they had to cancel or rearrange thousands of outpatient appointments and more than three quarters of planned operations and procedures. i think there is anxiety across all of the clinical professions. the medical director told me there were serious concerns about the impact on patients. i think everyone is working very hard to make sure that all of our rotas are covered and all of our services are as safe as they can possibly be. it is very difficult to be absolutely certain that any group of patients who are seeking help, that by delaying their care there won t be harm. the trust has drafted in consultants to coverjunior doctors, though it says that is difficult because of the easter holidays. the doctors union argues that patients are already waiting too long, never mind the strike. i m sorry to anyone who has had
Very hard to make sure that all of our rotas are covered and all of our services are as safe as they can possibly be. it s very difficult to be absolutely certain that in any group of patients who are seeking help that by delaying their care, there won t be harm. the trust has drafted in consultants to coverjunior doctors, though it says that s difficult because of easter holidays. the doctors union argues that patients are already waiting too long. never mind the strike. i m sorry to anyone who s had any elective activity that s cancelled because of these strikes. but ultimately it s that growing waiting list, which is part of the reason that s driving this dispute. there s over 7 million patients on the waiting list at the moment, and that s only expected to grow because of our workforce crisis. the government said pay demands were unreasonable and the union should come back to the table with a realistic approach. the dispute continues. hugh pym, bbc news. the mother of the two british israeli sisters shot dead in an ambush of their car
Senior health representatives say it ll have the biggest impact yet in the long running nhs pay dispute. and not only is the action longer, its four days, but it s sandwiched between the easter weekend and another weekend. it s the time where many people, consultants have booked holiday. we have ramadan, we have passover as well. so this, in a sense, is a perfect storm in terms of the capacity of the health service. sandra, how are you getting on? it looks like a busy afternoon. here at one of england s biggest hospital trusts they ve had to cancel or rearrange thousands of outpatient appointments and more than three quarters of planned operations and procedures. i think there is anxiety across all of the clinical professions. the medical director told me there were serious concerns about the impact on patients. i think everyone is working very hard to make sure that all of our rotas are covered and all of our services are as safe as they can possibly be. it s very difficult to be absolutely
It messed about me, it messed about my employer, it messed about my husband, it messed about his employer. it s a case of it s not just the patient whose operation is cancelled, it impacts everybody around them that is needed to support them through. hi, sandra, how are you getting on? it looks like a busy afternoon. here at one of england s biggest hospital trusts they had to cancel or rearrange thousands of outpatient appointments and more than three quarters of planned operations and procedures. i think there is anxiety across all of the clinical professions. the medical director told me there were serious concerns about the impact on patients. i think everyone is working very hard to make sure that all of our rotas are covered and all of our services are as safe as they can possibly be. it is very difficult to be absolutely certain that any group of patients who are seeking help, that by delaying their care there won t be harm. the trust has drafted in consultants
Workforce, many of them with years of experience, means it definitely won t be business as usual. next week, strikes after the bank holiday. the ghost rotas are done, they re going to come out. there s extra nursing shifts out as well. so from tuesday, we re all being asked to consider whether we really need to go to hospital. we re here if you need us. so that would be the first thing that i say. and this is the same as we said over covid. if you re unwell and you need help, the nhs will be able to look after you at this time. but you d like people to think carefully? think carefully, use it carefully, be sensible. it s easter, be sensible with your diy, please, be sensible with your alcohol intake and yeah, just keep yourself safe. senior consultant doctors will be on hand to help out in departments like a&e, but the duration and timing of the strike in the easter holidays means it poses particular challenges. since we ve received the dates of the strikes, we ve been planning what we re going to do, how we re going to do it, putting rotas together to try to keep things safe.