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| A&E strike should be suspended, say medical leaders | A&E strike should be suspended, say medical leaders |
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| Medical leaders say the planned all-out strike by junior doctors in England at the end of April over a contract dispute could be damaging to patients and should be suspended. | Medical leaders say the planned all-out strike by junior doctors in England at the end of April over a contract dispute could be damaging to patients and should be suspended. |
| The presidents of 22 different Medical Royal Colleges and Faculties say patient welfare must come first. | The presidents of 22 different Medical Royal Colleges and Faculties say patient welfare must come first. |
| They are asking both sides to "step back from the brink" and re-enter negotiations. | They are asking both sides to "step back from the brink" and re-enter negotiations. |
| They say ministers should hold off imposing the controversial contract. | They say ministers should hold off imposing the controversial contract. |
| "We believe that this is essential if the current impasse is to be broken and progress made in resolving this extremely damaging stand-off for the benefit of all NHS stakeholders, particularly our patients and trainees," says the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges. | "We believe that this is essential if the current impasse is to be broken and progress made in resolving this extremely damaging stand-off for the benefit of all NHS stakeholders, particularly our patients and trainees," says the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges. |
| Meanwhile, more than 1,000 medics have signed a letter asking the Prime Minister to intervene and stop the new junior doctor contract from going ahead. | |
| Among the signatories is GP Clare Gerada, former chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners. | |
| The letter warns that if the dispute continues "many more doctors will follow the current trend and leave the country to work abroad as they feel disillusioned and unhappy with how they are being treated by your government." | |
| Strikes | |
| There are two further periods of planned strikes. | |
| The first will begin at 08:00 on 6 April for 48 hours when junior doctors will refuse to provide routine care but will cover emergency departments. | |
| All-out stoppages are then planned to take place from 08:00 to 17:00 on 26 and 27 April. | |
| This would be the first time doctors have removed cover from areas such as A&E and intensive care. | |
| Consultants will have to be drafted in from other hospital departments to staff emergency care, potentially causing huge disruption to routine services. | Consultants will have to be drafted in from other hospital departments to staff emergency care, potentially causing huge disruption to routine services. |
| Junior doctors' leaders are objecting to plans to introduce a new working contract in England. | Junior doctors' leaders are objecting to plans to introduce a new working contract in England. |
| They say the changes will lead to unsafe shift patterns, harm morale and worsen recruitment and retention of staff. | They say the changes will lead to unsafe shift patterns, harm morale and worsen recruitment and retention of staff. |
| The health secretary says the change will help deliver better care at weekends. | The health secretary says the change will help deliver better care at weekends. |