Heat and strikes piling pressure on NHS

England is set to face significant disruption in its health services this week, due to a strike by the British Medical Association (BMA) amid the year’s hottest week with heat-health alerts. The 11th strike in a long-running pay dispute, it may lead to cancellations in planned hospital care like operations and appointments. The BMA is demanding a 35% rise to compensate for what it says are 15 years of below-inflation pay awards.