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Streeting and BMA to hold talks to avoid doctor strikes
ENGLAND, JUL 13 – Resident doctors demand a 29.2% pay rise to reverse pay erosion since 2008 while the government offers 5.4%, with 90% supporting strike action, the British Medical Association said.
- Resident doctors in England have planned a five-day strike beginning at 7am on July 25 in response to unresolved salary negotiations with the government.
- The strike follows resident doctors’ call for a 29.2% pay uplift to reverse pay erosion since 2008, while the government insists its 5.4% offer for this year cannot improve.
- Health Secretary Wes Streeting called the strike unreasonable and urged the BMA to reconsider, while some doctors' leaders say they want constructive talks to prevent the strike.
- About 90% of resident doctors who participated in the vote supported the strike, with a turnout rate of 55%, while public approval has reportedly declined from 52% last summer to just 26% currently.
- Talks between Wes Streeting and the BMA are scheduled next week aiming to avert strikes, with both sides expecting discussions to possibly suspend planned industrial action.
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Wes Streeting says support for striking doctors has 'collapsed' ahead of crisis talks - The Mirror
Health Secretary Wes Streeting is set to hold crisis talks with representatives from the British Medical Association (BMA), whose members are set to walk out from 7am on July 25
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