A cancer patient said he was "furious" after his hospital appointment was cancelled due to a six-day doctors' strike over pay and job opportunities. Stuart Sims, from Breaston in Derbyshire, has neuroendocrine cancer and was given a cardiology referral after he was told he had a leaking valve in his heart in November. The 60-year-old was due to attend Nottingham City Hospital on Wednesday, but the appointment was cancelled due to the strikes and rearranged for next month. The British Medical Association (BMA) apologised for the disruption and said it was taking action, claiming the government had not done enough to address pay claims and concerns about job shortages. The BMA added resident doctors' pay is 20% lower in real terms than it was in 2008. Industrial action will start at 07:00 BST on Tuesday and run until 07:00 on Monday. Health Secretary Wes Streeting previously said the BMA's expectations were "beyond reasonable and realistic". A Department for Health and Social Care spokesperson said doctors had been offered a "generous deal", which coincided with the government accepting the recommendations of the independent pay review body that all doctors, including resident doctor
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Health Secretary Wes Streeting has told the BBC the government "categorically" did not change its deal with resident doctors to end industrial action over pay and jobs. He also said he wanted to meet the "organ grinders" from the British…
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Health Secretary Wes Streeting has told the BBC the government "categorically" did not change its deal with resident doctors to end industrial action over pay and jobs. He also said he wanted to meet the "organ…
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Health Secretary Wes Streeting has told the BBC the government "categorically" did not change its deal with resident doctors to end industrial action over pay and jobs. He also said he wanted to meet the "organ grinders" from the British…
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