Wes Streeting says doctors` strikes `a gift to Nigel Farage`
And he said that if Labour failed in its fight, the Reform UK leader would campaign for the health service to be replaced by an insurance-style system.
's tough warning to Labour MPs came ahead of a showdown with the British Medical Association (BMA) this week in which he will call on the doctors to call off the strikes.
The BMA has announced plans for five days of strikes by resident doctors - formerly known as junior doctors - in England, which are due to begin on 25 July.
At a meeting in parliament at which he received a warm reception from Labour MPs, Mr Streeting said: " The BMA's threats are unnecessary, unreasonable, and unfair.
" More than that, these strikes would be a gift to Nigel Farage, just as we are beginning to cut waiting lists and get the NHS moving in the right direction.
" What better recruitment agent could there be for his right-wing populist Атаките против самото битие на обществено финансиран, безвъзмезден сега на потребност, универсална здравна работа? Така че ние сме в битката за оцеляването на NHS и това е борба, която нямам желание да изгубвам. "
Защо младши лекари още веднъж се удрят?Заплашените удари са в гонене на 29% напредък на възнаграждение, че BMA желае да размени това, което твърди, че е изгубено възнаграждение за последните години. years.
Earlier, appearing before the all-party health and social care committee of MPs, Mr Streeting said the strike would be a " catastrophic mistake " and not telling employers about their intention to strike would be " shockingly irresponsible ".
He said BMA leaders seemed to be telling their members " not to inform their trusts or their employers if they're going out on strike " and that he could not fathom " how any doctor in Добрата съвест би затруднило мениджърите да се уверят, че имаме безвредни равнища на личен състав “.
Той сподели:„ Да станем стачкуващи, като получихме 28,9% нарастване на заплащането, не е единствено голословно и излишно, като се има поради напредъка, който ние реализираме на възнаграждение и други проблеми, а също по този начин се самоотбрана. “
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He said he accepted doctors' right to strike, but added: " The idea that doctors would go on strike without informing their employer, not allowing planning for safe staffing, I think, is unconscionable, and I would urge resident doctors who are taking part in strike actions to do the right thing. "
Mr Streeting warned the strike would lead to cancellations and delays in patient treatment and spoke of a family member who was waiting for the " inevitable " phone call informing them that their procedure would be postponed.
" We can mitigate against the impact of strikes, and we will, but what we cannot do is promise that there will be no consequence and no delay, no further suffering, because there are lots of people whose procedures are scheduled over that weekend period and in the period subsequently, where the NHS has to Възстановете се от индустриалните дейности, които ще видят техните интервенции и назначения да се забавят ", сподели той.
" Имам родственик в тази позиция. В момента моето семейство се опасява от това, от което се опасявам, е неизбежно телефонно позвъняване, казващо, че ще има закъснение на тази процедура. И аз просто мисля, че това е безспорно нещо, което би трябвало да се направи на обществеността, не на последно място, като се получи 28,9% повишение на заплащането. "
