Junior doctors across the UK are in the middle of a three-day strike - the biggest by doctors in the history of the NHS. At the heart of their demands are a 35 per cent pay rise.
The British Medical Association (BMA) says junior doctors have experienced a 26 per cent real-terms pay cut since 2008, because of inflation and the cost-of-living crisis.
Working conditions have also come up as a key issue, the BMA adds, saying conditions are “spiralling” downwards. There were last-minute efforts by the Government over the weekend to try and avoid these strikes, but the BMA refused to call off the action because it said there was not a credible offer on the table.
