Resident doctors in the UK started a four-day strike todayin claims for a raise that allows them to deal with annual inflation, which is around 10 percent.

The size of the force forced the modification of hundreds of thousands of shifts.

british Medical Association, unions representing health professionals Demand a 35% raise., arguing that workers’ earnings have decreased by 26% in the last 15 years. He also clarified that the strike may be called off if they accept a credible offer by Health Secretary Steve Barclay.

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However, the wallet holder disputes the claim and claimed that the amounts demanded would require an increase of more than £20,000 (about $24,800) for some doctors.

The strike is part of a series of protests in the health sector, including a three-day strike by doctors last month.

The National Health Service (NHS) indicates that thousands of people are unemployed would require invalidating between 250,000 and 350,000 querieswhich he warned about the risks of the procedure to patients.

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“We are deeply concerned about the potential severity of the impact on patients and services across the country,” said NHS national medical director Stephen Powis, adding that hospitals had been asked to “reschedule outpatient procedures and patients as quickly as possible”, while stating need “weeks to recover from this”.

In this regard, the chief executive of the NHS Confederation, Matthew Taylor, stressed that it was “absurd to hide that there would be a risk to patients”, and he called on society to try “to avoid risky behavior because The NHS will not be able to provide the level of care you desire.”