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Wes Streeting: Striking doctors are punishing health service staff
The BMA says resident doctors are still underpaid and short of training posts after rejecting a government offer of 1,000 extra places.
- On Tuesday, resident doctors began a six-day walkout, their longest yet, as Health Secretary Wes Streeting stated the action will cost the NHS £300 million and disrupt planned care.
- The British Medical Association initiated the walkout after rejecting government offers last month, as doctors demand a 26 per cent pay restoration to 2008 levels to offset inflation-driven erosion.
- Hospital consultants are charging up to £313 an hour for cover shifts, while a YouGov poll of 4,375 adults conducted Tuesday shows 55 per cent of the public now oppose the BMA action.
- Ministers have withdrawn an offer to create 1,000 extra training posts for resident doctors, citing they can no longer afford the expansion due to strike-related financial strain.
- Senior doctors, including consultants and specialists, face ballots on industrial action running until July 6, signaling potential for further widespread disruption across the medical profession beyond resident doctors' walkout.
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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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