Doctors can’t just refuse to do duty
THE wait for a cancer diagnosis is one of the most agonising experiences of anyone’s life.
So a Milton Keynes hospital trust made a plea to the striking BMA union to allow treatment of six patients who had steeled themselves for their biopsies.
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Shamefully, their response was no.
We knew the union’s leaders were grasping mercenaries in their pursuit of a fantasy 29 per cent pay claim.
Now we know they are capable of inhuman cruelty too.
It was only thanks to the heroic decision of one of their own members to break the strike that the patients got the treatment they needed.
The BMA’s decision was based on the fact there was no direct clinical risk because none of the patients had as yet been diagnosed with cancer.
Crystal clear evidence that the union is not only wrecking patients’ lives but also playing God with their medical conditions.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting, himself a former cancer sufferer, says: “It is completely unacceptable for the BMA to dismiss the mental anguish a delayed diagnosis can have on people and families.’’ Spot on, Wes.
Extremist fanatics have no right to dictate whether someone should be tested for cancer or not.
And every grotesque BMA decision that harms patients must be ruthlessly exposed.
Take Don’s advice PM
DONALD Trump’s stark warning that illegal migration is “killing Europe” should be ringing in Sir Keir Starmer’s ears
Since his election, Mr Trump has wasted no time in reducing the hordes arriving in the US to a trickle and deporting tens of thousands more.
Meanwhile, Sir Keir seems unable to get to grips with the crisis over here.
The two leaders will no doubt be discussing vital matters such as Gaza and the UK-US trade deal when they meet tomorrow.
But Sir Keir should put learning lessons on migration at the top of the agenda.
Help on high streets
BUSINESS Secretary Jonny Reynolds has revealed the Government plans to give the nation’s struggling high streets a shot in the arm in the autumn budget.
Welcome words.
We have warned for years that the sector was on its knees.
But for many pubs and restaurants, Labour’s tax hikes have already proved the final nail in the coffin.
For others on the brink of closure, a cash injection can’t come soon enough.
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