dominic hughes, reports. becky has worked as a physiotherapist for 30 years. like her colleagues, treating patients, notjust with sports injuries or back pain, but in intensive care units, a&e departments and post operation rehab. but now, she says, many are burnt out. and that s why they ve taken the big step of going on strike. because of the cost of living, they have to work extra shifts to manage their finances. and that causes, obviously, added burn out to already busy days. and also, the nhs does run on goodwill, and the amount of physios and other nhs professionals that do. ..do overtime without actually getting paid for it as well. and i think that s another reason that people s goodwill has actually run out now. this is the first time members of the chartered society of physiotherapy have gone on strike. the action covers around 4200 staff,
have gone on strike. the action covers around 4200 staff, although not all of them the action covers around 4,200 staff, although not all of them will be on shift today. and it involves 30 nhs trusts in england, roughly one in seven. next month will see two more days of strike action in trusts and health boards in both england and wales. those involved in talks with the government say the strike is the result of a crisis that has been a decade in the making. this is about making sure that physiotherapists, physio support workers and other nhs staff, can meet the health needs of the uk population, at a time when we know you only need to turn on the television to see what s happening in emergency departments and outside them. and waiting lists are getting longer and longer for the treatment that people so desperately need. the physiotherapists are just the latest group to go on strike. recent weeks have seen industrial action by nurses, ambulance staff and other health workers. like othe
in an on going dispute about health service pay. more than 4,000 physiotherapists from 30 nhs trusts are supporting the 24 hour strike. physiotherapists in wales are due to walk out next month. our health correspondent, dominic hughes, reports. becky has worked as a physiotherapist for 30 years. like her colleagues, treating patients, notjust with sports injuries or back pain, but in intensive care units, a&e departments and post operation rehab. but now, she says, many are burnt out. and that s why they ve taken the big step of going on strike. because of the cost of living, they have to work extra shifts to manage their finances. and that causes, obviously, added burn out to already busy days. and also, the nhs does run on goodwill, and the amount of physios and other nhs professionals that do. ..do overtime without actually getting paid for it as well. and i think that s another reason that people s goodwill has actually run out now.
england, the west midlands, northern ireland, south west scotland, and by the end of the night, a new weather front will bring in some cloud and light rain and drizzle to the north west. cold enough tonight for some frost. that is how we start day tomorrow. frosty, then mist and fog lifting but for most of us, once again, dry eye patchy light rain and drizzle in the north west and temperatures similar to today. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. kyiv has come under fresh attacks by russian drones and missiles, the day after western leaders agree to send tanks to support ukraine. nhs physiotherapists walk out in england for the first time. they re the latest to join strike action over pay in the health service. the number of new cars made in the uk falls to its lowest level since 1956.
certainly in kyiv of a spring offensive, the concerns are that it could be russia that, in fact, takes more territory. if you re wondering why we are in the car park once more, well, it is another morning when there have been widespread drone attacks from the south east of ukraine. air raid sirens are going off across the country. so, another day of the invasion of ukraine. james, you and your team, do stay safe. thank you very much. james waterhouse. thousands of nhs physiotherapists in england are on strike today, in an ongoing dispute about health service pay. more than 4,000 physiotherapists from 30 nhs trusts are supporting the 24 hour strike. physiotherapists in wales are due to walk out next month. our health correspondent, dominic hughes, reports. becky has worked as a physiotherapist for 30 years. like her colleagues, treating patients, notjust with sports