‘Don’t get ill!’: Public told to avoid ‘risky behaviour’ during junior doctors’ strike

Daily Express says Patients will suffer as junior doctors strike for four days this week, NHS leaders warned. The public was told to avoid “risky behaviour” as levels of care available would be greatly reduced.

Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, agreed the action posed risks to patient safety and called on the public to avoid “risky behaviour”.

He warned: “These strikes are going to have a catastrophic impact on the capacity of the NHS to recover services [post-Covid].

“The health service has to meet high levels of demand at the same time as making inroads into that huge backlog.

“That’s a tough thing to do at the best of times – it’s impossible when strikes are continuing.”

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1756760/junior-doctors-strike-nhs-waiting-lists