US EditionStarmer pleads with resident doctors to halt strike
ENGLAND, JUL 25 – Up to 50,000 resident doctors strike over pay cuts, claiming wages are 20% lower in real terms than in 2008 despite a recent 28.9% average pay award, union says.
- From 7am on Friday, NHS staff commenced a five-day strike across England, with up to 50,000 resident doctors walking out of hospitals.
- The dispute traces back to failed talks between the British Medical Association and Health Secretary Wes Streeting earlier this week, as the union says pay remains about 20% below 2008 levels.
- Amid the five-day strike, NHS services could face serious disruption, with charities warning that cancellations will negatively impact patients.
- Amid the strike, Health Secretary Wes Streeting vowed to keep services running with minimal disruption, NHS England ordered hospitals to cancel treatments only in exceptional circumstances, and Prime Minister Keir Starmer issued an eleventh-hour appeal urging doctors not to strike.
- Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned that the strikes would `cause real damage` to patient care, while NHS leaders urged the public to keep coming forward for care during the five-day walkout.
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A five-day strike by junior doctors began in England at 7am on Friday (8am CEST), sparked by the breakdown of talks between the government and the British Medical Association (BMA) over pay. Up to 50,000 people are taking part in the protest. These are doctors who have already completed their studies but are still working towards gaining a specialisation.
In the United Kingdom, medical interns launched a five-day strike from Friday, July 25th. Despite a 22% increase on the arrival of the Labour government, health care workers denounced too low wages and deteriorating working conditions since the 2008 crisis.
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