Patients At Risk During Docs Strike
Daily Mirror UK|April 06, 2023
NHS chiefs fear they can't get cover
Martin Bagot
Patients At Risk During Docs Strike

THE NHS may not be able to keep patients safe during next week's four-day strike by junior doctors, hospital leaders warn.

NHS Providers, which represents hospital chief executives, said it will struggle to get enough senior doctors to provide cover straight after a Bank Holiday and during the Easter school break.

NHS chiefs were asked how preparations were going and one said: "I am not confident this time we can maintain patient safety as we will not be able to provide the cover."

This story is from the April 06, 2023 edition of Daily Mirror UK.

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