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‘No one wants to strike,’ doctors in England say after beginning six-day strike

Timeslive · · 408 words · By Reuters Agency
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Resident doctors in England are on strike after rejecting a government pay offer, which they claim does not address long-term pay erosion and staffing issues. The government withdrew funding for additional training posts, citing affordability concerns, while the British Medical Association (BMA) argues the offer fails to resolve historical underpayment and workforce challenges.

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“Resident doctors in England started a six-day walkout on Tuesday after rejecting an offer the government said would not get better”
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“The strike during the Easter holiday period is due to run until the morning of April 13”
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“The government has withdrawn a pledge to fund 1,000 additional speciality training posts contingent on the deal being accepted”
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“Health minister Wes Streeting estimated the strike would cost the health service about £50m per day”
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“Streeting said resident doctors had secured the largest pay uplift of any public sector group under the Labour government”
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“The BMA represents about 55,000 resident doctors, who make up nearly half of the medical workforce”
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“The pay offer includes a 3.5% increase this year, with total pay increases over three years totaling about 35%”
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“The government's offer includes reimbursements of mandatory exam fees, which can cost doctors thousands of pounds”
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“The BMA has held more than a dozen rounds of industrial action over pay since early 2023”
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