Hospitals coping well with doctors’ strike so far – NHS boss
Health / Thu 9th Apr 2026 at 07:00am
THE NHS is coping well with the doctors’ strike in England, the head of the health service says reports the BBC.
In a letter to health managers, NHS England chief executive Sir Jim Mackey said while it was still early days in the six-day strike, which began on Tuesday, the NHS was in “as good a place as we could hope” after the first day.
Resident doctors – the new name for junior doctors – are taking part in their 15th walkout in the long-running pay dispute.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyrzrp0x5go
David Forman
2026-04-09 08:48:08
Pay the doctors and nurses what they are worth. Doctors get better paid in the Republic of Ireland.
David Forman
2026-04-09 09:20:43
Sir Jim Mackey's keynote speech at the NHS Confederation Expo last June: "I’m not going to apologise for it, but the really big shock in all of this period for me was that British Social Attitude survey where we all thought we’d bottomed out last year and it’s got a lot worse this year. It’s even got a lot worse where things have improved. So there’s a sign in that about our disconnect with the population." And a disconnect with your doctors. See https://www.england.nhs.uk/events/highlights/jim-mackey-speech-to-nhs-confedexpo-11-june-2025/
Me, Harlow
2026-04-09 11:41:05
To be honest, it makes little difference. Can't access care anyway. NHS is broken.
Michakai
2026-04-09 13:33:04
2008 was 18 years ago so how have any junior doctors lost out , I never got a pay rise in like them 2008 to 2014 I got nothing luckily to be a a job when I did get one it 1.1% increase what did my union do nothing
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