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Resident doctors in the NHS in England are planning to strike for five days later this month from 25 to 30 July, as they push for a 29% pay rise over the next few years.
The doctors’ union, the British Medical Association (BMA), says it will not accept a lower figure than 29% – because it says that’s the extent of the real-terms loss of earnings resident doctors, formerly known as junior doctors, have suffered since 2008.
The health secretary Wes Streeting has said the industrial action is “completely unreasonable”, and the government will not revisit the 5.4% salary increase it gave resident doctors for 2025-26.
Turnout in the ballot was 55%, with 90% of those who took part backing strike action.
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