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Wes Streeting: Striking doctors are punishing health service staff
Streeting says other NHS staff should not pay for the walkout as resident doctors strike over pay and training places, with the NHS facing a £300 million bill.
- Resident doctors in England, who make up nearly half of all doctors, have been striking over pay and working conditions since 2023.
- Health Secretary Wes Streeting criticized the strikes, saying they are punishing other NHS staff and costing the NHS £3 billion, enough to build hospitals.
- The BMA ended talks with the government, saying the latest pay deal was watered down, but said they are open to further negotiations to resolve the dispute.
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Doctor strikes: NHS patient speaks to GB News about ‘stressful’ resident doctor strike - ‘We’d all like a pay rise!’
An NHS patient has told GB News that the ongoing resident doctors' strikes have left her “emotional and stressed” as she awaits care.Speaking to The People’s Channel, Danica stated, “We’d all like a pay rise,” as she shared her opinion on medics walking out over remuneration demands. Resident doctors are demanding a so-called pay restoration to accommodate inflation after the BMS rejected a 4.9 per cent pay increase between 2026 and 2027 offered…
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They negotiated a 28.9 percent wage increase. They would have gotten another 4.9 percent, but due to the effect of inflation, that's not enough for them.
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