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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Helena Vesty

We are months into NHS strikes and doctors warn they could last into 2024 - what does it mean for patients in pain?

Doctors are again heading out on strike this week, expected to cause more disruption and delays in the NHS.

Junior doctors will walk out for 72 hours from Wednesday, June 14, after the latest round of pay talks broke down back in May. The strike will take place in England from 7am on Wednesday, June 14 until 7am on Saturday, June 17.

The British Medical Association, which represents doctors and medical students in the UK, described the government's five per cent wage rise offer as an 'insult'. The unions are looking for a 35 per cent hike in wages – but after months of conversations with the government, there has been little progress.

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