Why I can’t continue to strike

I am a consultant in the NHS and a member of the BMA. I did not participate in the last two rounds of strikes,1 although I took part earlier in July and August. I don’t think industrial action should continue because we are causing more problems for a struggling health service. More people than ever are on the NHS waiting list to see a specialist; patients with cancer are waiting too long for diagnoses and treatment. Recent data show that more than a million NHS appointments were cancelled because of doctors’ industrial action, and morally I cannot continue to strike.There is a huge conflict of interest here. Long NHS waiting lists are forcing people to spend money out of pocket for private healthcare, and this is benefitting consultants who practise privately. The same consultants who are striking can pick up extra lists or clinics in the NHS on an escalated…
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