Labour incompetence leads to 80% of operations cancelled

From BBC Wales today:

A health board has postponed 80% of planned operations as junior doctors in Wales prepare for three strike days.

British Medical Association (BMA) members called it a last resort to stop more leaving due to pay erosion.

Dr Emily Sams said they were offered less than England and Scotland, meaning they “don’t need to go halfway around the world to Australia for better pay”.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-67950473

Here’s the bit in the report where the opposition parties in Wales accuse the Labour Government of failing, being incompetent and being responsible for deaths:

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Here’s the bit where Labour blame others for their failures:

Health Minister Eluned Morgan reassured people that urgent and life-threatening care will continue to be provided.

“We are disappointed junior doctors have voted for industrial action, but we understand the strength of feeling among BMA members,” said Ms Morgan.

“We would like to address their pay restoration ambitions, but the pay award offer we have made is at the limits of the finances available to us and reflects the position reached with the other unions.

“We continue to press the UK government to pass on the funding necessary to provide full and fair pay rises for public sector workers.”

Here’s the bit where the opposition parties accuse Labour of not taking responsibility:

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Imagine this was in Scotland?

3 thoughts on “Labour incompetence leads to 80% of operations cancelled”

  2. I wonder just how much Starwars and family actually use the NHS, given his predilection for the private sector in education.

    Was he and is his wife, in an NHS dentistry practice?

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  3. I thought the more illuminating point from Dr Sams was “She said of the colleagues she graduated alongside, 10 have since moved to Australia, many with the intention of staying a year or two, but have delayed plans to return while the pay disparity remains.” https://archive.ph/4IJRM

    However your “Here’s the bit in the report where the opposition parties in Wales accuse the Labour Government of failing, being incompetent and being responsible for deaths:” and “Here’s the bit where Labour blame others for their failures:” does indeed pillory the glaringly different reporting standards of BBC Wales v HMS James Cook….

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