The doctors' strike is scheduled for June 21
British doctors to stage first strike in 40 years
On this day, doctors across the country will not be receiving and performing non-urgent operations. This is the first doctors' strike in the UK since 1975.
Doctors are on strike against the reform of the pension system, which involves raising the retirement age to 68 years and increasing contributions to the pension fund. Representatives of the BMA insist that doctors are not seeking privileges, but fair treatment by the state.
Despite the strike, British doctors will go to work on June 21, but will only provide emergency care. In addition, the strike will not affect the ambulance service, as well as some others, including the obstetric service.
The decision to strike was made following a vote in which about 50,000 doctors took part. About 85 percent of respondents voted for the strike. According to The Daily Telegraph, according to the assessment of the State Health Service, the doctors' action will cost the budget 40 million pounds.
In society, the intention of doctors to hold a strike was perceived critically. "Even after the reform, doctors' pensions will remain one of the highest in the country, and the strike will lead to nothing, because they simply cannot receive more money," said Julia Manning, head of the 2020Health Research Medical Center. After the reform, the average pension of a British doctor will be about 50 thousand pounds per year (4150 pounds per month).
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