Three general surgeons have resigned from Northwest Health-Porter hospital, but officials assure that patient care will not be disrupted. The hospital still has two general surgeons on staff and plans to add more in 2025. Additionally, they have employed surgeons available 24/7 for trauma and emergencies. The hospital emphasizes its commitment to quality care and continues to expand its medical staff, which includes various surgical specialties.
Hospital trusts in the UK are taking desperate measures to limit the predicted loss of life from this week’s NHS strikes, including threatening consultants who refuse to do extra work and tempting junior doctors to cross picket lines by increasing locum pay. NHS leaders and senior clinicians fear the four-day walkout by junior doctors will lead to the cancellation of hundreds of thousands of operations and appointments, while putting seriously ill patients at greater risk. Junior doctors are asking for a 35% pay rise to “reverse the steep decline” they have faced after years of below-inflation pay rises.
