Junior doctor members of the British Medical Association (BMA) on the picket line outside University College London (UCL) hospital in Euston, north London, on July 13, 2023. James Manning/PA Media
The NHS is facing a “huge and growing risk” amid disruptions caused by continuous industrial action, health service bosses have warned.
Junior doctors launched a five-day strike on Thursday, in what is being described as the longest walkout of its kind in the NHS’s history amid ongoing protests over pay.