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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Andrew Gregory Health editor

Why are junior doctors striking in England and how bad will it be?

A junior doctor on a picket line holding placards.
The British Medical Association union is pushing for junior doctors to be given a 35% pay rise. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPA

Junior doctors in England are preparing to stage the longest strike in NHS history, with medics due to walk out for six days in an escalation of their bitter row with the government over pay. Here is everything you need to know:

When is the strike action taking place?

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