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NHS may have to cut jobs if strike action over pay continues

This latest action marks the 13th walkout by doctors since March 2023

The Independent UK

NHS doctors go on strike as leaders warn industrial action could mean staff cuts

Some 77,000 resident doctors work in hospitals and community services, with thousands of them expected to strike for five days from Friday.

Evening Standard

Hospital consultants gearing up to join resident doctors in striking over pay

Exclusive: Move could cause huge disruption and present ministers with major new headache

The Guardian - UK

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This week’s doctors’ strike is another test of Wes Streeting’s mettle. He is right not to buckle

No one denies their deep grievances – but after seeing improvements and winning generous pay settlements, the BMA is overplaying its hand, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

British Medical Association ‘threat to future of NHS’, says Streeting ahead of doctors’ strike

Health secretary accuses doctors’ union of ‘cartel-like behaviour’ and tells it to ‘get real’ over pay demands

The Guardian - UK

Wes Streeting compares doctors’ union to the cartel as he warns strikes will cost NHS hundreds of millions of pounds

The health secretary claimed the British Medical Association is no longer a voice for doctors as he shrugged off Labour leadership claims and urged medics to call off the strikes

The Independent UK

BMA is acting like a cartel and threatening future of NHS, Wes Streeting says

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the Government would not be held to ransom by the trade union.

The Independent UK

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Streeting accuses BMA of acting like a 'cartel' over doctors' strikes

The Health Secretary claimed the union was threatening the existence of the NHS

Evening Standard

Wes Streeting in last-minute plea to doctors to call off strike

The Health Secretary said he would not move further on pay, despite BMA calls for a 26% uplift to counter what it says is pay erosion over time.

Evening Standard

Junior doctor who joked about gassing 'the Jews' is let off with a warning

An investigation panel found that Dr Martin Whyte’s comments were not ‘intentionally antisemitic’

Evening Standard

Health minister says BMA leaders ‘turning union into farce’ in online GP access row

It came despite Stephen Kinnock’s claim that the government wants ‘to work constructively with the BMA’

The Independent UK

Resident doctors set to strike next week after rejecting Government offer

Resident doctors will walk out from 7am on November 14 to 7am on November 19.

Evening Standard

Resident doctors set to strike for five days over pay and job dispute

Mr Streeting has previously said the Government will not budge on pay

The Independent UK

Streeting sets out fresh offer to resident doctors in bid to avert strikes

Doctors are set to walk out for five days from November 14.

Evening Standard

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Evening Standard

Date set for strike ballot among resident doctors in Scotland

BMA Scotland has accused the Scottish Government of reneging on a deal to make ‘credible progress’ towards restoring pay to 2008 levels.

The Independent UK

GPs raise alarm over urgent conditions being reported online amid access changes

GP surgeries in England are now required to keep their online consultation platform open for the duration of their working hours for non-emergencies.

The Independent UK

GPs raise alarm as patients flag life-threatening symptoms via non-urgent form

A new poll found that more than two-thirds of GPs are concerned about patient safety

The Independent UK

NHS needs extra £3bn, health bosses warn ahead of Rachel Reeves’ Budget

Warning comes as resident doctors are due to strike for five days in November

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The Independent UK

Streeting condemns Farage’s ‘deafening silence’ over ‘racist’ remarks from Reform MP

Reform MP Sarah Pochin provoked widespread condemnation when she said that it ‘drives me mad seeing adverts full of black and Asian people’

Evening Standard

Streeting: Government will not be ‘held to ransom’ by striking doctors

Resident doctors in England are to strike for five days in November.

International Business Times UK

Resident Doctors Strikes Set for 14-19 November — What the NHS Isn't Talking About

Thousands of junior doctors in England will strike from 14–19 November over pay, training and job security, as NHS leaders warn of major winter disruption.

The Guardian - UK

Resident doctors in England to go on strike for five days next month

Hospital bosses warn 14-19 November stoppage will make it harder to manage winter viruses and tackle waiting lists

The Independent UK

Wes Streeting blasts doctors’ strike as ‘slap in the face’ for NHS

Exclusive: Writing in The Independent, the health secretary accused the BMA of trying to ‘wreck’ the health service’s recovery with a ‘rush to industrial action’ – claiming it will only play into Nigel Farage’s hands

Evening Standard

Doctors in England to strike for five days in November amid pay row

The doctors will walk out from November 14 to 19 after failing to reach an agreement

Evening Standard

Doctors in England to go on strike for five days in November

Resident doctors, previously named junior doctors, make up around half of all doctors in the NHS.

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