England’s Health Service Braces for ‘Most Disruptive’ Strike Yet
- Junior doctors to begin four-day walkout after Easter holiday
- Action brings labor unrest back to the fore for Rishi Sunak
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England’s health service is girding for a fresh four-day strike by junior doctors, compounding Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s struggle to end months of labor unrest that has slowed the UK’s post-pandemic recovery.
Tens of thousands of junior doctors, who are qualified medics in clinical training, will walk off the job across England for 96 hours starting at 7 a.m. Tuesday. Hospital leaders and politicians warn the British Medical Association’s push for more pay will cause unprecedented disruption to the National Health Service, with many staff still on annual leave during the school holidays following the easter break.