US EditionDoctors in England Start a 5-Day Strike over Pay. The Government Says It Will Hurt Patients
ENGLAND AND WALES, JUL 25 – Resident doctors demand a 29.2% pay increase to reverse nearly 30% real-terms pay decline since 2008 while government offers only 5.4%, amid public finance challenges.
- Resident doctors in England began a five-day strike at 7am on Friday, July 25, affecting hospitals including St George's and St Helier.
- The strike arose from unresolved pay disputes after talks between the British Medical Association and the government failed to produce a satisfactory offer.
- Hospitals warned of likely delays and cancellations to planned treatments while urgent and emergency care will continue, with public urged to use NHS 111 and other services first.
- Out of the BMA members who voted, 26,766 supported strike action, representing 90.5% of voters, emphasizing that despite recent pay increases, doctors’ wages have fallen by roughly 20% in real value compared to 2008.
- The strike highlights ongoing tensions between doctors seeking pay restoration and a government concerned about public finances, with public support for strikes declining according to recent polls.
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Doctors in England start 5-day strike after pay negotiations with government break down
Thousands of doctors in England’s state-funded health system walked off the job Friday in a five-day strike over pay that the government says will disrupt care for patients across the country.
·Washington, United States
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Young doctors in England are planning a five-day strike to force a pay increase of nearly 30 percent. The British Health Secretary called the stoppage "unreasonable and unprecedented."
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