Health secretary: ‘Right to strike is important’, but must be balanced with ‘right of patients’

Health secretary: ‘Right to strike is important’, but must be balanced with ‘right of patients’

Health Secretary Steve Barclay has told Sky News that the right to strike is important, it must be balanced with the rights of patients. It comes as senior doctors walk out on strike today in a dispute over pay and conditions, and the government has since announced it is considering expanding its legislation requiring a minimum level of service in key public sectors to the NHS. On the latest walkout, the health secretary said the government has accepted what the independent pay review body recommended, and also made "very significant changes to pension taxation", which consultants wanted. #skynews #nhs #health Get the latest: https://news.sky.com/story/politics-latest-nhs-doctors-strike-as-ministers-consider-extending-strikes-law-starmer-to-meet-macron-in-paris-12593360 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales

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