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| Junior doctor strike to cause 'major disruption' - Humza Yousaf | Junior doctor strike to cause 'major disruption' - Humza Yousaf |
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| First Minister Humza Yousaf says junior doctors in Scotland are being offered the best pay deal in the UK | First Minister Humza Yousaf says junior doctors in Scotland are being offered the best pay deal in the UK |
| Junior doctor strikes will lead to "major disruption" for Scotland's NHS, Humza Yousaf has said. | Junior doctor strikes will lead to "major disruption" for Scotland's NHS, Humza Yousaf has said. |
| The first minister, who spoke after chairing a meeting of ministers and health officials to plan contingencies, warned surgeries would be cancelled. | The first minister, who spoke after chairing a meeting of ministers and health officials to plan contingencies, warned surgeries would be cancelled. |
| Junior doctors are set to strike over four days next week after rejecting a 14.5% pay rise over two years. | |
| The British Medical Association (BMA) said the action was an "absolute last resort". | The British Medical Association (BMA) said the action was an "absolute last resort". |
| Dr Chris Smith, the chair of the BMA's Scottish junior doctors committee, added those expected to walk out between Wednesday and Saturday next week were "standing up for the future of the NHS". | |
| Junior doctors to strike after rejecting pay offer | Junior doctors to strike after rejecting pay offer |
| Junior doctors in Scotland offered 14.5% pay rise | Junior doctors in Scotland offered 14.5% pay rise |
| Junior doctor pay demands 'simply unaffordable' | Junior doctor pay demands 'simply unaffordable' |
| Mr Yousaf will attend negotiations on Tuesday in a bid to avoid industrial action. | |
| On Monday, he convened the the Scottish Government Resilience Room (SGoRR) - the equivalent of the UK Cobra committee. | |
| "I was given an update on the negotiations with the BMA and on the work being done by NHS Scotland to limit the significant impact on patients as far as possible," the first minister said. | |
| "Any cancelled appointments will be rearranged at the earliest opportunity. | "Any cancelled appointments will be rearranged at the earliest opportunity. |
| "However, we have to be upfront with the public, a junior doctors' strike would cause major disruption and result in the significant cancellation of treatment, surgery and care the NHS is able to provide." | "However, we have to be upfront with the public, a junior doctors' strike would cause major disruption and result in the significant cancellation of treatment, surgery and care the NHS is able to provide." |
| He described the pay offer to junior doctors as the best "by quite some distance" in the UK and the highest since devolution in 1999. | He described the pay offer to junior doctors as the best "by quite some distance" in the UK and the highest since devolution in 1999. |
| Junior doctors in Scotland are set to go on strike next week | Junior doctors in Scotland are set to go on strike next week |
| Deputy First Minister Shona Robison, Health Secretary Michael Matheson, chief medical officer Dr Sir Gregor Smith and NHS officials also attended the SGoRR meeting. | Deputy First Minister Shona Robison, Health Secretary Michael Matheson, chief medical officer Dr Sir Gregor Smith and NHS officials also attended the SGoRR meeting. |
| Dr Chris Smith said: "Junior doctors in Scotland have consistently and strongly made clear that the pay offers made so far by the Scottish government are not yet sufficient to demonstrate a commitment to reverse the years of pay erosion we have suffered, which has seen pay reduced by 28.5% since 2008." | Dr Chris Smith said: "Junior doctors in Scotland have consistently and strongly made clear that the pay offers made so far by the Scottish government are not yet sufficient to demonstrate a commitment to reverse the years of pay erosion we have suffered, which has seen pay reduced by 28.5% since 2008." |
| He added: "Unless we act now and invest in the future of the workforce, we will go on losing doctors to places they are valued properly, compromising the care we can provide to the people of Scotland now and in the future. | He added: "Unless we act now and invest in the future of the workforce, we will go on losing doctors to places they are valued properly, compromising the care we can provide to the people of Scotland now and in the future. |
| "It is on that basis we have reluctantly been pushed to announce strike dates for later this month - and in doing so we gave extra time for health boards and the Scottish government to prepare." | "It is on that basis we have reluctantly been pushed to announce strike dates for later this month - and in doing so we gave extra time for health boards and the Scottish government to prepare." |
| 'Breaking point' | 'Breaking point' |
| Mr Yousaf also visited NHS Forth Valley to mark the 75th anniversary of the founding of the NHS. | Mr Yousaf also visited NHS Forth Valley to mark the 75th anniversary of the founding of the NHS. |
| He announced that a further investment of £9m in the Transforming Cancer Care Programme – a partnership to support cancer patients and their families | He announced that a further investment of £9m in the Transforming Cancer Care Programme – a partnership to support cancer patients and their families |
| Labour's social justice, social security and justice spokesperson Paul O'Kane had urged the first minister to get off the "sidelines" and engage directly in the pay negotiations. | |
| "What we are seeing across the piece is that people can't be retained within the system, there's no incentive for them to stay and they're at breaking point," he told BBC Scotland. | "What we are seeing across the piece is that people can't be retained within the system, there's no incentive for them to stay and they're at breaking point," he told BBC Scotland. |
| "They're burned out, they're feeling stressed and they are not getting the support they need." | "They're burned out, they're feeling stressed and they are not getting the support they need." |
| Scottish junior doctors vote for strike action | |
| New powers to curb strike disruption passed by MPs | |
| The BMA has called for a 23.5% pay increase for Junior doctors - fully-qualified medics who are not specialty staff doctors, consultants or GPs. They make up 44% of the doctors in the NHS in Scotland. | |
| They had originally voted to take strike action in May, before a fresh pay offer was made by the government a few weeks later. | |
| As junior doctors prepared to strike, a Scottish minster urged the UK government to scrap its "disgraceful, abhorrent" plans for controversial strike reforms. | |
| Wellbeing Economy minister Neil Gray wrote to Business Minister Kevin Hollinrake ahead of the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill returning to the House of Lords next week for further consideration. | |
| The bill would give ministers the power to impose minimum service levels for health, fire, education and transport services, as well as border security and nuclear decommissioning. | |
| Mr Gray reiterated the Scottish government's opposition to the proposals, adding that he was "further appalled" that amendments which would restrict the bill to cover only England were rejected last week. | |
| First Minister Humza Yousaf has said he would not impose such minimum restrictions in Scotland, and has claimed the bill encroaches on devolved areas. | |
| The UK government has said the bill will "ensure crucial public services such as rail, ambulances, and fire services maintain a minimum service during industrial action, reducing risk to life and ensuring the public can still get to work". | |
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| NHS Scotland | NHS Scotland |
| Humza Yousaf | Humza Yousaf |