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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Denis Campbell Health policy editor

Resident doctors in England to go on strike for five days next month

People holding placards about doctors' pay
Resident doctors protesting outside Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle during a five-day strike in July. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA

Resident doctors in England will strike again next month – the 13th time since 2023 – a decision NHS bosses say is “the last thing the NHS needs”.

Hospital chiefs predicted that the stoppage would make it harder for the NHS to manage the increase in winter viruses and hamper its efforts to tackle the 7.4m waiting list backlog.

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