BMA raises patient safety concerns over 'inadequate' strike planning

A doctor during a 2024 strike. Credit: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire

By Ella Pickover, PA Media

Changes to the way hospitals will work during resident doctor strikes could “risk patient safety”, the British Medical Association (BMA) has said.

The union has said hospitals are being told to continue with scheduled non-urgent care during the 5-day walk out due to start on Friday.