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‘Highly dangerous’ doctor strike will happen even in heatwave

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The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2025

Doctors say 5-day walkout will go ahead even if heatwave alerts issued

Exclusive: British Medical Association to stage industrial action next week as Labour health secretary Wes Streeting insists bigger pay rise for junior doctors is ‘unaffordable’

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2025

Resident doctors deserve real-terms pay rise after working through Covid, says BMA

Ahead of meetings with health secretary, BMA council deputy chair says 29% claim justified to replace lost salary

The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2025

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Talks between Government and doctors to go ahead ‘to avert strike action’

The Government has said that it ‘can’t go further on pay’.

Evening Standard · Jul 14, 2025

Nurses’ pay has been ‘severely eroded’ since 2010, study reveals

The Royal College of Nursing said its analysis found pay is £8,000 lower than if wages had kept up with inflation

The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2025

Tom Dolphin: BMA’s new chair who’s taking on government despite bid to be Labour MP

As members vote to strike for a 29% pay rise, new elected chair of UK’s main doctors union says he is no party lackey

The Guardian - UK · Jul 13, 2025

Junior doctors and Streeting set for showdown talks in last-ditch bid to avoid ‘dangerous’ 5-day NHS strike

Labour health secretary set to meet doctors’ union as new poll shows collapse in public support

The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2025

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Health Secretary to meet BMA ahead of planned strike action by resident doctors

Resident doctors in England are set to walk out for five consecutive days from 7am on July 25 amid a pay dispute with the Government.

Evening Standard · Jul 13, 2025

Labour must stand firm and resist trade union pressure

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting are right to stand up to Unite and the BMA

The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2025

Crunching the data: are resident doctors in England badly paid?

Resident doctors have voted to strike over pay but how much has their real-terms earnings changed since 2008?

The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2025

Wes Streeting to meet BMA as public support collapses for resident doctor strikes

Exclusive: polling shows strong approval by voters for strikes has halved from 52% a year ago to 26%

The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2025

Some junior doctors striking this month ‘could be earning over £100k’

A group of clinicians may be earning six-figure salaries while working a 40-hour week

Evening Standard · Jul 12, 2025

Just one in three back doctor strikes, poll shows as Streeting warned he ‘cannot afford to lose’

Former Labour health secretary under Tony Blair warns Wes Streeting he ‘has to win’ war against striking junior doctors

The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2025

Leading doctors urge BMA to reconsider strikes amid concerns over public trust

Lord Ara Dazi and Professor Sir Stephen Powis are urging resident doctors to reconsider strikes planned for later this month.

Evening Standard · Jul 11, 2025

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The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2025

TV doctor’s warning over ‘dangerous’ strike

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The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2025

Doctors’ 29% pay claim is non-negotiable, says BMA chief, warning strikes could go on for years

Dr Tom Dolphin claimed the 29 per cent pay demand is both reasonable and easily affordable for the NHS

The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2025

The doctors’ strike threatens to scupper the NHS’s recovery – this time, the BMA has overreached

Britain is now a poorer country, with stagnant growth. In this pay climate, the doctors are in danger of seeing public support ebb away, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2025

Resident doctors’ 29% pay claim is non-negotiable, BMA chair says

Exclusive: Tom Dolphin says rise needed to redress real-terms earnings loss since 2008 and strikes could last years

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The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2025

TV doctor and IVF pioneer Robert Winston quits BMA over ‘damaging’ strikes

Professor Robert Winston told the Times that resident doctors’ strikes could harm people’s trust in the profession.

Evening Standard · Jul 10, 2025

TV doctor Robert Winston quits BMA over ‘damaging’ strikes

Professor Robert Winston told the Times that resident doctors’ strikes could harm people’s trust in the profession.

The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2025

Voices: ‘No one outside the NHS will understand’: Doctors and their families defend strike action

YOUR VIEWS: Doctors, NHS staff and families defended the strike as essential, calling the ‘greedy’ label ‘truly heartbreaking’ and insisting today’s brutal working conditions are worse than ever

The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2025

NHS doctors are preparing to strike - how much do they earn compared to other countries?

IN FOCUS : Doctors will strike against pay rises which they believe are below inflation; but how do salaries compare to other countries, and public services?

Evening Standard · Jul 10, 2025

Abandon strikes or risk ‘fragile’ NHS recovery, Streeting warns resident doctors

It comes as new figures show the waiting list for routine hospital treatment in England fell to its lowest in more than two years.

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2025

Doctors’ strike could break the NHS, claims Streeting

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The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2025

Doctors need to work with the NHS, not against it

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: By going on strike a year after an above-average pay increase, in order to demand an extra 29 per cent – which is excessive even by public sector standards – resident doctors aren’t just risking patient health, they will lose public support

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