The war of words around the #Doctors #strike reaches a new low with #SteveBarclay acusing striking consultants of withholding #cancer treatments;
But, as Dr Vishal Sharma (BMA) observes: it was “incredibly rich of the secretary of state to invoke time-critical procedures when his government has overseen a steep increase in waiting lists that saw them reach record levels even before any strike action took place”.
Its the #Tories that have caused the #NHScrisis not the doctors!
On Wednesday, the #NHS #strikes reach a crescendo with the two separate #Doctors walk-outs dovetailing so all doctors are out on strike.
I know I keep saying this, but its worth repeating.
The #Tories are not only engineering the general #NHScrisis they are goading the Doctors into continued action, to serve the political Tories narrative...
Don't be taken in... this balme for these strikes lies with the Govt.
Ramping up pressure on the #Tories over the #NHScrisis, consultants are staging a 3 day walkout during the #Tory conference.
This follows the 2 day strike starting today & further #strike action in October.
As Ministers & MPs go on news programmes to express their 'disappointment' in the action(s) & claim their offer to the BMA is 'reasonable'...
ask yourself, who do you trust more: #politicians or #doctors?
This is a crisis engineered in Westminster!
Lorna Miller (Guardian) on the #radiographers' ability to see through the pious words spouted by #RishiSunak...
Healthwatch England concludes that the continuing #NHS #strikes compounded an already severe issue of #patients waiting for treatment & its impact on wellbeing.
Indeed, while in the short-term they are right this may make things worse, lets not forget that political pressure (short of striking) has had little impact on the #Tories defunding of the NHS which is a direct cause of delays.
This is a battle for the health of our country.
In just over an hour the #NHS #radiographers start their #strike.
I know I keep saying this, but if in the next couple of days your #treatment is delayed due to their action, please remember no-one in the NHS wants to harm #patients.
The strikers have been backed into a corner by an aggressive policy of defunding the NHS carried out by a party contemptuous of our #HealthService!
Lay this at the #Tories door and...
Following the current #JuniorDoctors strike (yes, I know JDs are misnamed, they're a lot more mature than 'juniors' & have more responsibility), the #Consultants strike last next week will make it a pretty full spectrum of #NHS staff taking strike action....
What is there not to understand?
The #healthservice needs proper funding, well-paid/happy staff (with reasonable conditions) and an an end to the endless budgetary attrition from the #tories.
Today the latest strike by #JuniorDoctors starts;
a lot of people will be angry about the disruption to the #NHS.
Don't blame the doctors; they've been pushed by the #Tory wreckers until this seems like their only option.
If you need to blame someone for your cancelled consultation, or delayed operation, then make sure you blame the #Tories!
This strike (as with the #nurses previous action) is a direct result of an #NHScrisis caused by Tory defunding!
In advance of the #JuniorDoctors' strike, we need to be clear what is going on here.
A group of #health professionals have been pushed & pushed until they see no alternative but to strike; while a Govt. that is trying to find ways of distracting us from what is really going on will seek to blame the #strikers for the disruption.
So:
The #Tories have engineered the #NHScrisis, of which these strikes are merely a symptom.
#SupportTheStrikes
#supportourNHS
#GTTO
& revive of #healthservice
@ChrisMayLA6
Yes!
These are the people we clapped for
...who we celebrated in the Olympic opening ceremony
...who had record low wait times and high approvals (until the Tories)
#ToriesUnfitToGovern
#SupportTheStrikes
#supportourNHS #SaveTheNHS
Emeritus Prof Christopher May
TC Won't Give In To Lies