Hospital doctors in England launch new strike ahead of election

LONDON, June 27: Junior hospital doctors in England began a five-day strike on Thursday, a week before a general election in which the state of the publicly funded National Health Service is a major issue.
It follows nearly a dozen similar protests by doctors below specialist, consultant level over the last 18 months. The NHS is grappling with a massive backlog caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
A recent survey suggested that less than a quarter of Britons were satisfied with the NHS, an unprecedented level.
As well as delays to operations and starting cancer treatment, the public also face long waits to see a doctor at their local surgery.    —AFP