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Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Health
- Daily Mail
Brutal truth about junior doctor strike - and how it will affect YOU: 'There's no way it's business as usual'
Medics working through the doctors' strike say that patients are 'guaranteed' to suffer cancelled appointments and treatment delays—despite promises of business as usual from health chiefs. In pursuit of salary hikes worth up to £20,000, resident doctors began their walk out today with patients set to experience 'untold misery', according to the Health Secretary Wes Streeting. The strike could cause 250,000 NHS appointments to be axed or postponed and may cost the NHS £87million in staffing cover, according to think tank the Policy Exchange. Now doctors admit that they are already seeing the impact of their militant colleagues' picket action. Mr Anil Joshi, an ear nose and throat surgeon said: 'It is certainly not business as usual. Staff that are here are being spread thin and there have been cancelled operations and this is likely to be worse at the start of next week. 'It is often the complex surgeries that people have been waiting months for that are cancelled as they require a team of people, so this would be surgeries like knee and hip replacements, or in my department, reconstructive operations.' The surgeon said that the strikes are also leaving him with difficult decisions to make for urgent operations. 'This afternoon I am doing an operation for a cancer patient that would normally require a team of three people, but I am doing it myself,' says Mr Joshi. 'These are urgent cases, so I can not cancel. I am just having to push myself to make sure that the patients are seen.' Speaking to the MailOnline other senior doctors have hit out at resident doctors for striking. 'I think the mood is that everyone was supportive before but there is no support from senior doctors now, if anything they are now rolling their eyes,' says a leading cardiologist. 'So far there have been minor cancellations, but it is putting a lot of extra strain on the doctors that are working.' Up to 50,000 resident doctors – formerly known as junior doctors – began strike action today in pursuit of a further 29 per cent pay rise. The five day walk out began after the BMA's resident doctors committee pulled the plug on negotiations on Tuesday and announced it would plough on with the strike. On the eve of the strikes, Wes Streeting told the Mail he would not cave in to their 'unreasonable' demands, adding: 'I'm not going to let the BMA hold this country to ransom.' Mr Streeting has refused to budge on pay but has offered a number of other financial concessions relating to the cost of exams, equipment and training. The Health Secretary described it as 'unprecedented' for a union to lead its members to the picket line after receiving inflation-busting pay rises totalling 28.9 per cent over three years. Mr Streeting said the BMA owes an 'apology' to patients who are left in pain and agony for longer as a result of appointments being cancelled and said they seem to have 'lost sight' of their responsibility to 'Do No Harm'. NHS England said hospitals and local teams have been preparing before the strike and have plans in place to 'minimise disruption to patient care and ensure life-saving care continues.' The last round of strikes by resident doctors 60,000 appointments were rescheduled across the country. Doctors have warned that this will further add to the backlog of planned procedures. Dr Chris Streather, medical director for NHS London, hospitals had 'quite a lot of practice' with managing care during industrial action. 'We will do as much as we can,' he said. 'But some things will get cancelled inevitably.' He added: 'The more worrying thing this time around is the cumulative effect of repeated cancellations of planned care. 'Since 2022 when this all started, we've cancelled nearly 1.5m planned appointments, and every time this happens, we lose about another 60,000. 'Although we make emergency care safe, we can't really deal with that backlog in planned care.'
India Gazette
23-06-2025
- India Gazette
Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami meets Padma Bhushan awardee Anil Joshi
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], June 23 (ANI): Padma Bhushan awardee, eminent environmentalist and founder of HESCO, Anil Joshi, on Monday met Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami at his official residence The Chief Minister said that on this occasion, he had a meaningful discussion with him on important topics like environmental protection, green development, and the implementation of GEP in the state. Meanwhile, on Sunday, the CM said that the ongoing Kedarnath Yatra had become a confluence of the remarkable synergy between spiritual devotion and development in the state. Taking to X, CM Dhami announced that in a span of just 48 days, more than 11.4 lakh devotees have paid their respects at the revered Kedarnath shrine.' Describing the pilgrimage as 'a wonderful confluence of development with faith,' the Chief Minister said the surge in footfall has not only strengthened Uttarakhand's spiritual landscape but also significantly boosted its local economy. 'This is not just a pilgrimage but has become a symbol of Uttarakhand's economic, cultural and spiritual prosperity. Hail Baba Kedar!' he said, sharing updates using the hashtag #CharDhamYatra2025. The annual Char Dham Yatra, which includes pilgrimages to Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri, and Yamunotri, is one of the most significant religious journeys in Hinduism. The state government has undertaken a series of infrastructure upgrades in recent years--including improved roads, helicopter services, and better accommodation--to ensure a safer and smoother pilgrimage experience for devotees. This year, the Kedarnath Dham has seen an unprecedented inflow of pilgrims, which officials attribute to both improved facilities and increasing spiritual interest. Authorities have also deployed enhanced security and medical response teams to manage the high-altitude yatra effectively. The Kedarnath temple, dedicated to Lord Shiva, is located at an altitude of over 11,000 feet in the Himalayas and holds immense religious significance. The Kedarnath Yatra doors for the year 2025 were opened for devotees on May 2. According to an official release, local hotels, restaurants, traders, and small businesses like horse-mule, heli, and dandi-kandi services collectively did business of about three billion. (ANI)
Time of India
08-06-2025
- Science
- Time of India
HESCO joins hands with Norway's sustainability centre for ecological collaboration
Dehradun: The Himalayan Environmental Studies and Conservation (HESCO), an Indian NGO, and Norway's Sustainability Centre on Sunday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to foster cooperation, technological innovation, and community-led sustainable development between two critical mountain ecological regions: the Himalayas and the Alpine region. HESCO was represented by Dr Anil Joshi and Dr Shivam Joshi, while the sustainability centre's signatories included Dr Kristian Mjoen, Dr Samah Elsaadi, Torunn Hernes Bjerkem, and Johan Einar Bjerkem. Active participation was also marked by the organisation's female representative, Nedina Herbo. Anil said, "Agreements like this send a powerful message to the global community: true sustainability can only be achieved through ecological balance and active community participation. " Key highlights of the MoU include the integration of digital and AI-based tools to measure, enhance, and share progress on sustainable development. Additionally, the MoU focuses on training young professionals and involving them in local governance and sustainability initiatives. The event was held in two parts in Norway. The first event took place at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim. It was followed by a session at Nord University. It was attended by professors, environmentalists, cultural activists, social science experts, and delegates from various universities, research institutions, and civil society organisations.
