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

Resident doctors in England to stage four-day strike in June

Protesters in orange hats and vests hold signs reading 'Patients Need Doctors' and 'Doctors Need Jobs' with Big Ben behind them
Resident doctors protesting near parliament last month. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

Resident doctors in England will next month stage the 16th strike in their long-running jobs and pay dispute, and have blamed the new health secretary for their decision.

They will strike for four days from 7am on Monday 15 June until 6.59am on Friday 19 June. Announcing the move, the British Medical Association warned that resident doctors would mount a further stoppage in July unless progress towards meeting their demands was made.

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