US EditionDoctors in Cumbria Balloted over Potential Strike Action
- The British Medical Association has announced that resident doctors in Cumbria and throughout England will vote on whether to take strike action in response to pay concerns in May 2025.
- The ballot follows ongoing disputes caused by a government pay offer averaging a 5.4% rise with a £1250 lump sum amid a long decline in real-terms pay.
- The ballot will close on July 7, and previous strikes postponed over 1.3 million appointments, raising concern over patient care and NHS waiting lists.
- A YouGov poll of 4,100 adults shows 48% oppose strike action by resident doctors, marking a decline from 52% support last summer, indicating a shift in public opinion.
- Although strikes can be prevented if the government fulfills its pay commitments, resident doctors may begin walkouts in July that could continue through to January 2026 if the dispute remains unresolved.
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perspectivemedia.comShift in public support for striking doctors – poll
Resident doctors in England are being balloted over the prospect of strike action.
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Streeting urges doctors to vote against strike action - Jersey Evening Post
Wes Streeting has urged doctors to vote against strike action, after polling suggested almost half of of the British public are opposed the proposed walkouts. Resident doctors, formerly known as junior doctors, in England are being balloted for strike action by the British Medical Association (BMA), which could last for six months. “We can’t afford to return to a continuous cycle of stand-offs, strikes, and cancellations,” the Health Secretary a…
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