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Strike by resident doctors in England to go ahead after rejecting government's offer
Resident doctors voted 83% in favor of a five-day strike to demand a 26% pay rise amid a flu surge straining NHS hospitals nationwide.
- On Wednesday at 07:00, resident doctors from the British Medical Association will begin a five-day strike, continuing despite an offer from Wes Streeting, with the walkout running until 07:00 on Monday.
- The BMA is striking over pay and jobs, seeking a 26 per cent pay rise while rejecting the government’s offer that included no binding pay promise.
- Polling showed 65 per cent turnout among 54,000 members, with 83% voting to continue the strike and 17% accepting the government offer including 4,000 training posts.
- Hospitals will see both emergency and non-urgent services affected as resident doctors walk out, with senior doctors drafted in and the NHS warning the strike will "cause mayhem".
- Amid record admissions, an average 2,660 people were in hospital each day with flu in early December, and the government says it has vaccinated 17 million people, 170,000 more than last year, working with frontline leaders.
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It seems the apocalyptic warnings didn’t work. Resident doctors have voted to go ahead with their five-day strike this week. That’s despite, or maybe because of, Health Secretary Wes Streeting’s warnings that it could cause the NHS to collapse amid the ‘super-flu’ crisis. The British Medical Association says 83 per cent voted to walk out despite polling showing strong public disapproval. Today, they said they were still open to talks if Wes Stre…
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