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

Resident doctors in England vote to continue industrial action for another six months

Resident doctors picket outside the Royal Liverpool University hospital in Liverpool on 14 November 2025.
Resident doctors picketing outside Royal Liverpool university hospital in November. Photograph: Adam Vaughan/EPA

Resident doctors in England have voted to strike for another six months in their long-running jobs and pay dispute with the government.

Their decision means that, unless an agreement emerges, the campaign of strikes by resident – formerly junior – doctors will enter its fourth year, as the industrial action began in March 2023.

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