The chief govt of NHS England Amanda Pritchard has warned that disruption to sufferers attributable to strikes is just going to worsen.

She admitted that strikes are already inflicting vital disruption, including: "The hard truth is - it is patients that are paying the price for the fact that all sides have failed to reach a resolution."

She stated that the subsequent spherical of deliberate strikes will hit seven days of NHS care in July.

The NHS boss additionally warned that strikes involving consultants would deliver a "different level of challenge" than strikes thus far which have concerned junior docs.

She instructed the BBC: "There has been a significant amount of disruption and that is only at the moment going to get more significant, as we hit the next round of strikes, so that seven out of eight days is in the middle of July where we'll see action.

"And the reality is, the exhausting reality, is that it's sufferers which might be paying the worth for the truth that all sides haven't but managed to succeed in a decision."

Presenter Laura Kuenssberg asked: "And that is a nightmare, is not it? I imply, the subsequent spherical of straights would possibly embrace consultants, senior docs, so up till now, senior docs have been in a position to cowl for junior docs, but junior docs cannot cowl for senior docs. I imply are folks's lives in danger?"

Ms Pritchard responded: "So your level is precisely proper. Consultants going out on strike is a unique stage of problem once more to what we have had to answer with junior docs as a result of they can not cowl in the identical method."

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