Resident doctors announce four-day strike in June
Resident doctors plan a four-day strike in June, citing a lack of fair pay offers and job commitments, and warn of further action if negotiations with the government fail.
- Resident doctors in England are to stage a fresh round of strikes in June, the British Medical Association announced, with the four-day walkout from Monday June 15 to Friday June 19 marking the 16th action in the dispute.
- The announcement follows the BMA's first talks on Wednesday with newly appointed Health Secretary James Murray, who replaced Wes Streeting earlier this month and said resident doctors' demands were 'unrealistic, unaffordable, and unsustainable' despite a 33.4% pay rise over four years.
- Dr Jack Fletcher, chairman of the BMA's resident doctors committee, said the union has negotiated for six weeks without securing fresh proposals and that 'there has been no additional investment,' while take-home pay remains 'a fifth lower in real terms than it was in 2008'.
- Health Secretary Murray urged the BMA to 'step back from more damaging strikes' and work with Government, citing their cost to the NHS, while the union warned further action could be announced for July without a breakthrough.
- The dispute extends beyond resident doctors, with the union balloting consultants and specialist staff in a vote closing July 6, as cumulative strike costs have reached an estimated £3 billion since action began in 2023.
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Walkouts will begin at 7am on Monday June 15, ending at 6.59am on Friday June 19.
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