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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Storm Newton and Lydia Chantler-Hicks

Junior doctors and consultants to strike together for first time in NHS history

Junior doctors and consultants will hold a joint strike for the first time in the history of the health service in what has been described as a “serious escalation” in their row with the Government over pay.

The co-ordinated industrial action is set to take place in September and October, the British Medical Association (BMA) announced on Thursday evening.

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