Streeting urges BMA to call off “unnecessary” NHS strikes

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Health Secretary Wes Streeting has urged the British Medical Association to call off proposed NHS strike action, calling it “unnecessary and irresponsible.”   Report by Etemadil. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00The BMA's proposed strike action is unnecessary, and it is irresponsible.

00:06Unnecessary because there is a deal on offer.

00:09We can, right now, increase extra training places that doctors are crying out for.

00:15We can help resident doctors with some of their out-of-pocket expenses

00:18and some of their exam fees, for example,

00:21but we will not be able to afford that if we're paying the cost of strike action.

00:25So, my message to the BMA is call off these strikes, get around the table.

00:30We can create extra jobs that your members are crying out for.

00:33Otherwise, we're going to be hit with a bigger bill, which is going to be bad for patients,

00:38bad for the NHS, but also self-defeating for resident doctors.

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