Doctors and Nurses Could Be Forced to Work During Strikes

The government launched a consultation on mandating minimum service levels as NHS doctors began new strikes over an ongoing dispute over pay.

Junior doctor and members of the British Medical Association (BMA) on the picket line outside Leeds General Infirmary on July 13, 2023. Danny Lawson/PA

Doctors and nurses could be forced to work during strikes under the government’s plan to expand the minimum service level regulations to the health sector.

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) launched a consultation on the plan on Tuesday as NHS consultants in England began another round of strikes over pay.