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DOCTORS’ leaders announced a two-day strike of consultants and specialist doctors in Wales today in a dispute over pay with the Welsh government.
The action is planned to take place on April 16-18 and follows strikes by junior doctors in Wales.
The decision follows a Welsh government offer of a 5 per cent pay rise, though the British Medical Association (BMA) says that for specialist doctors on more recent contracts, the offer is as low as 2.5 per cent.
BMA Wales consultants committee chairman Stephen Kelly said: “No doctor wants to strike, but the conditions now faced in the workplace caused by the extreme pressures on the service and unsafe staffing levels have left doctors with no choice.”
The Welsh government said that without extra funding, it could not offer more than the 5 per cent increase for 2023-24 that other NHS workers have accepted.
The BMA said today it would recommend the latest offer from the Westminster government to consultants in England, but did not know if the extra money would be passed on to the Welsh government.
