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It is the longest doctors’ strike in the history of the NHS.

Up to a quarter of a million appointments could be postponed in the longest stoppage of the wave of unrest in the UK.

Four days of industrial action begins as worsening dispute over pay threatens huge disruption to NHS

Junior doctors in Britain began a four-day strike over pay on Tuesday that is likely to cause unprecedented disruption to the state-funded National Health Service (NHS), prompting the government to warn of a risk to patient safety.

Four days of industrial action begins as worsening dispute over pay threatens huge disruption to NHS

London (AFP) - The public health service in England was on Tuesday braced for "the most disruptive industrial action" in its history as junior doctors walk out over pay and working conditions.

Health secretary Steve Barclay says pay demands ‘unrealistic’ and attacks union’s ‘militant stance’

Health secretary Steve Barclay says pay demands ‘unrealistic’ and attacks union’s ‘militant stance’

England’s top doctor has warned that the walkouts are set to be ‘the most disruptive industrial action in NHS history’.

The junior doctor walkout begins at 7am on Tuesday in England and will not end until the morning of Saturday, April 15, which is the most extensive action on record

The country's top doctor has warned he is 'very concerned' about the possible severity of the impact on patients