New Policy: Conservatives would ban doctors from striking

Resident Doctors are striking again, putting patients' lives at risk.  

While in Government the Conservatives offered a fair deal that supported doctors and protected taxpayers too.  

We warned Labour that handing out above inflation pay increases with no strings attached would only lead to the trade unions coming back for more. They ignored us. These strikes are now happening because Labour are too weak to stand up to the unions.

The strikes must be stopped to protect patients.

These strikes will mean that urgent operations may be cancelled, worried family members will have extra unneeded stress, and more suffering for patients who need care. Not to mention the significant economic effect.  

Medicine is a vocation – not just a job.

How many lives could be lost because of these strikes? We know that previous strikes led to some patients sadly losing their lives.  

That is why Kemi Badenoch has announced a 3-point action plan:

• Introduce Minimum Service Levels across the health service.
• Legislate to stop doctors from taking widespread strike action – like police officers and soldiers.
• Make an offer in the national interest to work with the Government to face down the BMA, to help protect patients and the NHS.

When it comes to the NHS, the patient must always come first.