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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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NHS consultants to go on two-day strike in England in November, says BMA

NHS hospital ward corridor with staff in scrubs and masks gathered near a workstation
More than three-quarters of consultants who took part in the BMA ballot voted in favour of strike action. Photograph: Jeff Moore/PA

Senior doctors in England plan to go on strike for two days in November, the British Medical Association has said.

The industrial action by consultants is to begin at 6.59am on 25 November, with only emergency cover to be provided.

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