'Month of worry' over doctor strike surgery delay
The strike further delays Tom Lawson's gastric bypass surgery after a more than three-year wait.
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"Ultimately, the impact on me personally is another month of worry."
— Tom Lawson , Other
"We're not just being greedy, we acknowledge that there's been an uplift, that there's been more than other professions have received."
— Dr Harry Waterman , Activist
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The strike further delays Tom Lawson's gastric bypass surgery after a more than three-year wait.
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