Business secretary says people have ‘latched onto’ claims made in Nadine Dorries book that puts forward elaborate conspiracy theoriesBMA junior doctors’ committee co-chairs Robert Laurenson and Vivek Trivedi said in a statement:We have made every effort to work with the government in finding a fair solution to this dispute whilst trying to avoid strike action.Even yesterday, we were willing to delay further strike action in exchange for a short extension of our current strike mandate.In a show of goodwill, the BMA provided the Health Secretary with an option to delay further strike action.She was asked to extend the current strike mandate for a short period – and thus allow talks to continue with the aim to achieve a resolution for this year’s dispute. Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2024-02-09 16:26:32
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