NHS emergency blood deliveries could be hit by courier strike

About 100 workers for the Doctors Laboratory plan to strike over pay cuts and contract changes

Emergency blood deliveries to large hospitals, including London’s Great Ormond Street and Guys, as well as Addenbrooke’s in Cambridge, could be hit when couriers go on strike next week over pay and conditions.

About 100 cyclists, motorcyclists and van drivers who work for the Doctors Laboratory (TDL), a company that provides pathology services to the NHS, are planning to go on strike for two days, after pay cuts and contract changes despite winning a legal case intended to improve their rights.

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from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2Ebfufm