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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rowena Mason Whitehall editor

Resident doctors say they will resume talks to avoid further strikes with ‘can-do spirit’

Doctors holding up placards saying 'pay doctors' with Big Ben in the background
Doctors holding up placards outside St Thomas’ Hospital in London. Photograph: Vernon Yuen/Nexpher/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock

Resident doctors have said they will approach talks with Wes Streeting with a “can-do spirit” to avoid further strikes in the new year, as their five-day action ended on Monday morning.

The British Medical Association called on the health secretary to come to the table with the same “constructive” attitude, saying the tone of 11th-hour talks before their stoppage had been encouraging but too late to avoid the strike in England.

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