US EditionUK Resident Doctors Reject Pay Offer Ahead of Strikes
Resident doctors plan a five-day strike over pay cuts of 21% since 2008 and shortages in specialty training posts, with 97% of first-year doctors voting for action, the BMA said.
- From 7am on November 14, resident doctors in England will strike for five days, while Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the government will not be held to ransom by striking doctors.
- Amid years of squeezed pay and job shortages, the British Medical Association says resident doctors face pay 21% lower since 2008 and intense competition for speciality training places, while the government refuses pay changes.
- In a letter dated November 5, Wes Streeting, Health Secretary, offered a package doubling speciality training posts and covering exam fees, asking for a response by November 6 but refusing to increase headline pay.
- Senior doctors will step in to cover emergency care as hospitals face disruption, and the government estimates the strike will cost the NHS £240 million.
- With waiting lists at current levels, Wes Streeting warned strikes could set back recovery despite 'green shoots' of improvement in NHS waiting lists and GP recruitment.
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Wes Streeting has made a fresh package of offers to resident doctors in a bid to avert strike action. Resident doctors in England, formerly known as junior doctors, are set to strike for five days from Friday next week in an ongoing row over jobs and pay. The British Medical Association (BMA) said resident doctors will walk out from 7am on November 14 to 7am on November 19. Health and Social Care Secretary Mr Streeting has now set out a package …
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