Thousands of Resident Doctors in England Stage Strike Over Pay
NHS leaders warned that the strike could reduce frontline staffing and trigger further delays or cancellations of appointments and surgeries.
Government ministers have so far resisted calls for a new pay offer. The health secretary has declined to meet demands for a significant raise, despite mounting pressure.
The British Medical Association stated that resident doctors, formerly known as junior doctors, require a 26% pay rise to make up for income lost to inflation.
The union argued that years of below-inflation settlements have left staff undervalued and overstretched, while the government maintains that current pay levels are fair and further increases would be unaffordable.
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