NHS bosses say doctors' strike had 'minimal' impact

NHS bosses in Birmingham and Solihull said strikes by resident doctors had ‘minimal’ impact on hospital services.

- GURDIP THANDI

Up to 75 per cent of the medics in the area, formerly known as junior doctors, took part in the industrial action in a dispute over pay and training between November 14-19.

But members of the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust board heard how the vast majority of services were delivered to patients during the five-day walkout.

Chief executive Jonathan Brotherton praised the forward planning and work of the teams in hospital sites across Birmingham and Solihull in during the action.