Growing number of public oppose resident doctor strikes after cost tops £3bn

Members of the BMA on a picket line outside a hospital in Oxford (Andrew Matthews/PA) - (PA Wire)

Opposition to resident doctor strikes among the public is growing, new polling suggests, after it emerged that the cumulative cost of resident doctor strikes has exceeded £3 billion in three years.

Resident doctors, formerly known as junior doctors, began their 15th strike since 2023 on Tuesday.