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Tens of thousands of patients face cancellations during doctors’ strike, NHS bosses warn

Wes Streeting urges doctors to call off the strikes as action is likely to see tens of thousands of operations and appointments cancelled

The Independent UK

Are BMA calculations that resident doctors need a 29% pay rise credible?

The union bases its claims of a real-terms cut on the retail prices index – ditched as a national statistic in 2013

The Guardian - UK

Resident doctors in England to strike from 25 July

BMA union says it is giving Wes Streeting two weeks to come to the table to negotiate ‘a path to pay restoration’

The Guardian - UK

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Doctors’ ultimatum for Streeting ahead of strike over pay

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The Independent UK

Doctors announce five-day strike over pay dispute

Previous strikes by resident doctors and other staff groups saw some 1.5 million appointments, procedures, and operations postponed

The Independent UK

Wes Streeting warns doctors the public 'will not forgive' them for striking - and there's no cash for pay rises

It comes after the British Medical association voted to strike over pay

Evening Standard

Resident doctors’ strikes risk derailing Labour’s NHS recovery plan

With waiting lists high and pay talks deadlocked, fresh round of industrial action could undermine Starmer’s health pledges

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NHS disruption expected as resident doctors vote for strike action

Resident doctor members of the British Medical Association have taken industrial action 11 times since 2022.

Evening Standard

Doctors against Palantir’s NHS software put ‘ideology over patient interest’

Louis Mosley, the UK boss of the US tech giant, appeared before the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Downing Street refuses to reopen pay negotiations with resident doctors as fresh wave of strikes announced

Walkouts by up to 48,000 medics - formerly known as junior doctors - would have devastating consequences for NHS

Evening Standard

Resident doctors vote in favour of strike action

There are around 77,000 resident doctors in England.

Evening Standard

NHS bosses fear fresh resident doctors’ strikes could embolden other staff

The Royal College of Nursing and Unison are undertaking indicative ballots to assess members’ willingness to strike

The Guardian - UK

NHS bosses fear fresh strikes in England as resident doctors seek 29% pay rise

Hundreds of thousands of hospital appointments could be cancelled if BMA members vote for series of stoppages

The Guardian - UK

Fact check: How much do resident doctors earn, and what do they want?

With resident doctors in England being balloted over possible strike action, Full Fact looks at what resident (formerly ‘junior’) doctors earn.

Evening Standard

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Evening Standard

Doctors’ union votes for ‘identity-based care’ despite warning over lawfulness

The vote reflected the ‘deep passion within the profession for delivering truly personalised care’, the BMA’s Dr Latifa Patel said.

Evening Standard

Regrettable that BMA let slip medics are excited for new strikes – Streeting

Doctors in training, formerly known as junior doctors, are currently being balloted on whether or not to stage further walkouts.

Evening Standard

Resident doctors ‘energised’ over prospect of more strikes, medics say

Doctors in training, formerly known as junior doctors, said their cries have ‘fallen on deaf ears’.

Evening Standard

Give doctors work phones to tackle burnout and abuse, medics say

BMA members also called for ‘robust’ safeguards to protect doctors from inappropriate contact.

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The Independent UK

Overlooking sexual harassment against health staff ‘risks patient safety’

Medics claim that overlooking these incidents allows other toxic behaviours ‘to perpetuate’.

Evening Standard

Assisted dying: BMA says patients should meet end-of-life care doctor first

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has cleared the Commons and will move to the House of Lords.

The Independent UK

Ministers urged to provide more graduate training slots for UK medical students

The BMA said 20,000 medical graduates will miss out on further training due to a lack of slots as international graduates soar.

The Independent UK

Hospital consultants may strike with junior doctors in pay row escalation

BMA warns government faces ‘several groups of doctors on picket lines together later this year’

The Independent UK

Senior doctors asked about prospect of industrial action amid row over pay

Doctors in England were given a 4% pay uplift this year.

The Guardian - UK

Resident doctors have good reason to strike over pay

Letters: Readers reflect on the hardships faced by younger medics and those training, and the degradation of an entire public service

The Guardian - UK

Senior medics in England say more resident doctor strikes would be futile

Exclusive: Letter from six top figures says more walkouts by junior colleagues would help those who oppose the NHS

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