Medics set to 'hold their patients to ransom'

DOCTORS “holding patients to ransom” have threatened to quit the NHS and work abroad unless they get inflation-busting pay rises.

- By News Reporter

The ultimatum comes as hospital medics south of the border prepare to turn their backs on the sick and strike from Friday despite last year’s Labour settlement.

The five-day walkout in demand of a 29% hike is the 12th round of action since 2023 and threatens to bring the health service to its knees. Professor Karol Sikora, a former NHS consultant and world-renowned oncologist, said: “It’s small wonder that long-suffering patients feel betrayed. They're being held to ransom. Doctors should stop striking and start treating patients.”