US EditionStreeting vows to keep NHS services running as doctor strike begins
ENGLAND, JUL 25 – Up to 50,000 resident doctors are striking for a 29.2% pay rise to restore salaries to 2008 levels amid ongoing NHS staffing pressures, marking the 12th strike since March 2023.
- Beginning at 7am on Friday, a five-day strike by resident doctors in England involves up to 50,000 staff, marking the 12th such stoppage since March last year.
- Despite a 5.4% pay rise this year, the British Medical Association says pay is still down by a fifth since 2008 despite a 22% increase over two years, highlighting ongoing pay disputes.
- Senior doctors are covering for striking resident doctors in their 12th stoppage, NHS England highlights hospital efforts to maintain service continuity despite over one million cancellations and minimal disruption as ordered in exceptional circumstances.
- Wes Streeting said `striking doctors must feel the `pain``, while Sir Jim Mackey called the strikes `very annoying and disappointing`.
- No further negotiations are planned until after the five-day action, though a resumption is possible once it ends, and the dispute remains confined to England, government sources say.
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