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First-year doctors in England vote to strike amid job security fears and row over pay
First-year resident doctors voted 97% in favor of strike over job security and 21% pay erosion since 2008, urging government to resolve disputes to avoid industrial action.
- First-Year resident doctors in England delivered an overwhelming mandate for strike action after a British Medical Association ballot returned 97% in favour on a 65% turnout.
- A BMA survey shows the dispute is driven by a lack of secured posts, with 34% of resident doctors lacking employment from August 2025 and the NHS 10 Year Plan adding only 1,000 training places.
- The BMA highlights long-term pay erosion as resident doctors face 21% decline since 2008 despite recent pay awards of 22% over two years and 5.4% this year.
- The NHS now faces the immediate threat of disruptive strikes, and government negotiators are under pressure to resolve jobs and pay issues, the British Medical Association warns.
- GP unemployment is rising, with five doctors applying for every GP training post, and more than 10,000 psychiatry applicants competing for fewer than 500 places, prompting Dr Jack Fletcher to call for a workforce plan.
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Resident doctors vote 97% for strike action in fight over jobs and training
Resident doctors in England went on strike with a 97% majority, protesting the lack of training posts, job insecurity, and pay erosion Resident doctors across England have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action, with 97% backing walkouts in protest over limited training opportunities, job insecurity, and falling pay. The British Medical Association (BMA) states that the result sends a clear message to the Government that urgent reforms …
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