30 year old john kelly worked as a radiographer in liverpool but still lives with his parents because he says he can t afford to move out. he insists the pressure of the job i m poor pay have made it intolerable. not being able to give the care that you want to patients, the uk lags behind a number of countries in the number of ct scanners but we don t have the number of staff to man them either and that s why we need to invest in why people are going on strike. the two day strike comes after radiographers rejected a 5% salary increase for this year, plus a one off payment. but ministers say the rise is a final offer and are calling for an end to the disruption, so the nhs can focus on cutting the backlog of record delays for patients. delays in appointments, particularly for patients with cancer who know how vital it is to be treated quickly, can cause huge anxiety, as centres like this know only too well.
maggie centres provide support and advice to cancer patients across britain. we have two or three meetings, group meetings, men s group. i it helps you to feel better? yes, it makes a huge difference. but there are times. it can be hard? it can be very hard. it s a bit frightening, really. what does it feel like if you are a cancer patient waiting for an appointment and there is a delay? very worrying. i have had several appointments cancelled and if you are waiting for results or waiting for a scan, it just leaves you in limbo for longer. cheering with a million people estimated to be waiting for radiography services, the strike will inevitably cause further delays. radiographers have apologised but insisted there could be more walk outs if their concerns are not addressed. sophie hutchinson, bbc news.
suddenly removed, given he was seen as an acolyte of xi jinping s it is remarkable. a 48 hour strike by nhs radiographers in england has begun this morning. staff at 37 nhs trusts are expected to walk out after rejecting the government s pay offer of a 5% increase plus a one off payment. 0ur health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. picket lines outside hospitals in england again today, but this time it is radiographers showing their discontent. patients are coming through the door are not getting the care we deserve because we don t have the staff to provide it. it is estimated the vast majority of nhs patients undergo tests or therapy with the radiographer, including mris, ct and ultrasound scans and radiotherapy. i qualified in 2017 and since then, 20% of my class has left radiography, after doing a degree for three years and that is a great shame, really.
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oh, yeah, it makes a huge difference. but there are times, you know. it can be hard? yes, it can be very hard. it s a bit frightening, really. what does that feel like if you re a cancer patient waiting for an appointment and there s a delay? very worrying. i ve had several appointments cancelled, and if you re waiting for results or waiting for a scan, thatjust leaves you in limbo for longer. hello. with a million people estimated to be waiting for radiography services, the strike will inevitably cause further delays. radiographers have apologised, but insist there could be more walk outs if their concerns aren t addressed. sophie hutchinson, bbc news. protests have been held across israel in response to a government measure to curtail the power of the supreme court. the proposed plans would limit the right of the court to overturn government policy that it finds unreasonable. prime minister benjamin netanyahu says the measures are necessary, but opponents say they re