US EditionDoctors’ strike could cancel 200,000 appointments
ENGLAND, JUL 12 – Over 26,000 resident doctors in England will strike for five days demanding a 29.2% pay rise amid warnings strikes could disrupt NHS recovery and cancel 200,000 appointments.
- The British Medical Association announced that over 26,000 resident doctors in England will strike for five days starting 7am on July 25 and ending 7am on July 30, 2025.
- The strike follows unresolved pay disputes, with resident doctors claiming real pay declined about 20% since 2008 despite a 28.9% rise over the last three years, while the government says no more pay increases are possible this year.
- Health Secretary Wes Streeting condemned the strike as unreasonable and unnecessary, urging cooperation to improve working conditions and highlighting a recent 5.4% pay rise—the highest public sector increase—that started being paid in August last year.
- An estimated 7.36 million treatments awaited at end of May relate to just under 6.23 million patients, with waiting lists recently falling to their lowest in over two years though longest waits increased slightly, raising concerns that strikes could reverse progress.
- The strike threatens to disrupt more than 200,000 appointments and risks undoing NHS recovery efforts, prompting calls for dialogue and warning that patient care and waiting times could worsen without agreement.
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