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The British Medical Association said junior doctors in England had overwhelmingly backed strike action.

Junior doctors are set to strike next month

Tens of thousands of junior doctors in England have voted for strike action next month, their trade union said on Monday, adding to a series of walkouts by nurses and ambulance workers putting pressure on an already strained health system.

Doctors will now prepare for a 72-hour walkout next month

The strike will be the longest yet to hit NHS services

Almost 37,000 votes were cast - with a massive 98% backing strike action. It is the largest ever turnout for a ballot of doctors by doctors' union the British Medical Association

Ten of thousands to take part in industrial action in escalation of row between NHS staff and government

Junior doctors, who make up more than 40 per cent of the NHS workforce, will walk out for the fourth time this year in July

Ninety eight per cent of members who were balloted voted in favour of 72-hour walkouts last March

Incoming WHO chief scientist says that without action, workers ‘won’t be there when you need them’

Around 45,000 junior doctors who are members of the British Medical Association in England have been balloted