20 Feb 2024 | 09:10 AM UTC
UK: Unionized junior doctors plan strike action across Wales, Feb. 21-24
Unionized junior doctors plan to strike across Wales, UK, Feb. 21-24 over pay. Healthcare disruptions, protests likely.
Unionized junior doctors in Wales plan to strike from 07:00 Feb. 21 until 07:00 Feb. 24. The industrial action has been organized to demand increased pay. The strike will affect routine appointments in hospitals and GP surgeries throughout Wales. Emergency services will continue to be provided. A previous strike in December resulted in the cancellation of thousands of appointments; further industrial action is likely.
Striking doctors will likely demonstrate in Cardiff and other major centers. Pickets are possible outside major hospitals on all strike days. All demonstrations could prompt localized disruptions in their vicinity. Police may deploy additional resources near larger gatherings.
The strikes will likely prompt disruptions to healthcare services, including a reduction in available services and cancelations of routine appointments. Disruptions could persist following the conclusion of the strike as medical facilities deal with a backlog of patients.
Confirm all medical appointments in Wales, Feb. 21-24. Avoid all protests as a standard precaution. Heed instructions from authorities.
This healthcare strike in Wales, Feb. 21-24, is separate to the consecutive strike of junior doctors in England, Feb. 24-27. Striking doctors in both regions are members of the British Medical Association (BMA), but the employing organizations are separate entities of the UK's National Health Service (NHS).
