UK Doctors Strike: Costs, Opinions, and Solutions

0:00On April 8th, resident doctors in the U.K. kicked off a six-day strike yesterday at 7am, pushing for a 26% pay rise on top of the 28.9% they've gotten over the last three years. NHS England Chief Sir Jim Mackie called it deliberately time for maximum disruption right after the Easter weekend, leaving hospitals scrambling too. Fills shifts and costing 50 million pounds a day in loss work and overtime. Health Secretary Wes Streeting slammed the demands as unreasonable, saying they cost taxpayers 30 billion pounds a year if extended to all. Staff, while the doctors' union claimed just 3 billion pounds total, same as strike costs so far. Public opinion is turning, with new polling showing 55% of Brits now oppose the action, up from 33% last year, as patients face canceled appointments and longer waits. Doctors like conservative leader Kimi Badanash, want to ban strikes for doctors like police and military, and even streeting now sees it as an option to mid the deadlock, though

1:02the union insists talks could end at fast if leaders step up.