postponed because of the strike. hi. can i ask you. elsewhere in the hospital, natalia, who is a matron, checks and patients, with anne, a consultant, helping with cover on the strike day. i have theatres that were cancelled today, that patients that were operated on yesterday were seen straightaway this morning. they are doing well. although we have had to cancel a lot of our planned care, our a&e is operating as normal. the trust boss says getting consultants to do extra shift isn t straightforward, and he is worried about the months ahead. this has been the most difficult strike to cover so far, and i think if we see this going on further, it will become more difficult to find the cover, and i think if we get into the real busyness of went with our emergency pathways, we could have a problem. no ifs, no buts! with picket lines outside hospitals in england, the prospect of talks to resolve the dispute looks remote. but a 9% on average pay award,