卫生秘书敦促医生取消罢工,并列举了在减少国民保健制度的等候时间方面取得的进展。 Health Secretary urges doctors to cancel strike, citing progress in reducing NHS waiting times.

卫生部长Wes Streing敦促住院医生放弃他们计划从7月25日开始的为期五天的罢工, Health Secretary Wes Streeting urged resident doctors to abandon their planned five-day strike starting July 25, citing the fragile state of the NHS recovery. 最近的数据显示,英格兰常规医院治疗的候诊人数下降到两年来的最低水平,尽管等待时间最长的病人人数有所增加。 Recent data shows a decline in the waiting list for routine hospital treatments in England to its lowest in over two years, though the number of patients with the longest wait times has increased. 街头流浪呼吁合作改善工作条件,警告罢工可能危及缩短等候时间的进展。 Streeting called for cooperation to improve working conditions, warning that strikes could jeopardize progress in reducing waiting times.