List of health and medical strikes

The following is a list of health and medical strikes:

20th century

• Saskatchewan doctors' strike - 1962
• Quebec specialist doctors strike^[1] - 08/10/1970
• UK consultants' strike - January to April 1975^[2]
• UK junior doctors' strike - November 1975^[2]
• Alberta Nurses Strike^[3]- 1982
• Israel - 1983^[4]
• Australian nurses 50-day strike^[5] - 1988
• Manitoba Nurses Strike - 1991
• Sweden - Doctors strike 1994^[6]

21st century

2003

• Scottish Nursery Nurses Strike - 2003-2004

2006

• Germany - Doctors' strike March 2006
• New Zealand - 15–20 June 2006^[7]

2009

• Switzerland - Vaud and Geneva cantons - March 2009^[8]

2010

• Sudanese Doctors' Strike - March 2010

2012

• Germany - Doctors' strike March 2012^[9]
• Indian - nationwide strike June 2012^[10]

2013

• UK Save our A&E (Lewisham)^[11] - January 2013

2014

• UK NHS Pay Strike ^[12] - September 2014

2015

• UK Midwives Strike^[13] - January 2015
• Northern Ireland Midwives Strike^[14] - April 2015
• Brazil - Resident doctors strike - September and December 2015 ^[15]
• England - Junior Doctors' Strikes ^[16]- November 2015
• France - Doctors' strike^[17] - 18 November 2015
• UK NHS Student Protest^[18] - December 2015

2016

• UK NHS Student Protest^[19]- January 2016
• England Junior Doctors' Strikes- January to April 2016^[20]
• Peru doctors' strike - 17 February 2016^[21]
• England Junior Doctors' Strikes- March 2016

References

1. ↑ "Déclenchement d'une grève par les médecins spécialistes". www.bilan.usherb.ca. Retrieved 2016-04-19. 
2. 1 2 reporter, Neil Bowdler Health; News, B. B. C. "1975: What happened when doctors last went on strike?". BBC News. Retrieved 2016-04-19. 
3. ↑ http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/abstract/131/3/205
4. ↑ Sachdev, P S (1986-03-01). "Ethical issues of a doctors' strike.". Journal of Medical Ethics. 12 (1): 53. doi:10.1136/jme.12.1.53. ISSN 0306-6800. PMC 1375310. PMID 3959044. 
5. ↑ http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/anfv/strike.html
6. ↑ Dolley, Margaret (1994-03-26). "Swedish doctors extend series of strikes". BMJ. 308 (6932): 808. doi:10.1136/bmj.308.6932.808a. ISSN 0959-8138. 
7. ↑ Robinson, Geoffrey; McCann, Kieran; Freeman, Peter; Beasley, Richard (2008-06-01). "The New Zealand national junior doctors' strike: implications for the provision of acute hospital medical services". Clinical Medicine. 8 (3): 272–275. doi:10.7861/clinmedicine.8-3-272. ISSN 1470-2118. PMID 18624033. 
8. ↑ "Doctors strike over hard-to-swallow reform - SWI swissinfo.ch". SWI swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 2016-04-19. 
9. ↑ "Ärztestreik: "Das ist ein Sklavenaufstand"". www.handelsblatt.com. Retrieved 2016-04-19. 
10. ↑ "BMJ Careers - Is it ethical for doctors to strike?". careers.bmj.com. Retrieved 2016-04-19. 
11. ↑ http://www.standard.co.uk/news/health/25000-protesters-march-over-crazy-lewisham-hospital-ae-plans-8468135.html
12. ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/sep/18/nhs-workers-strike-pay-unison-england
13. ↑ http://www.nursingtimes.net/roles/nurse-managers/nurse-and-midwife-strike-action-suspended-after-new-pay-offer/5081583.fullarticle
14. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-32521572
15. ↑ http://oglobo.globo.com/sociedade/saude/medicos-residentes-iniciam-greve-no-pais-por-tempo-indeterminado-18246342
16. ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/society/live/2015/oct/17/junior-doctors-protest-against-contract-proposals-live
17. ↑ lefigaro.fr. "Grève générale des médecins ce vendredi contre la loi santé de Touraine". Le Figaro. Retrieved 2016-04-19. 
18. ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/dec/15/student-nurses-bursaries-protest-cuts-recruit-loans-fees
19. ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/jan/09/student-nurses-midwives-march-london-nhs-bursary
20. ↑ "Dispute Timeline". British Medical Association. 
21. ↑ "Médicos acatan paro de 24 horas para exigir aumento de sueldo". El Comercio. Retrieved 2016-04-19.