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Junior Doctors' Five-Day Strike Set to Disrupt Hospital Services

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has offered further talks with the British Medical Association on better working conditions if they call off this week's five-day strike by resident doctors .
Many hospitals have delayed cancelling appointments while talks continue, but are expected to start doing so on Wednesday.
The BMA says wages are still around 20% lower in real terms than in 2008 and are demanding "pay restoration".

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Cancer appointments at risk of delay due to doctors strike

Tens of thousands of cancer appointments will likely be delayed due to the latest round of industrial action by striking doctors, charities fear.Up to 50,000 resident doctors in England will walkout from 7am on Friday in the first of potentially six months of strikes that threaten to plunge the NHS into another crisis. It is the 12th strike from resident, formerly junior, doctors since March 2023, resulting in 49 days of disruption to NHS servic…

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One politician could benefit most from the doctor’s strike: Wes Streeting

Based on his furious response to upcoming action, the Health Secretary could yet prove he has mettle of modern political leadership

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Chief medical officer urges Bedfordshire patients to "use NHS wisely" ahead of "unprecedented" all-out five-day doctors' strike

Patients across Bedfordshire are being warned to “use NHS services wisely” after it was confirmed the all-out, five-day resident doctors’ strike will be going ahead in a move described as ‘completely unprecedented’ by Wes Streeting.

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