{"id":5529,"date":"2025-12-15T21:45:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T21:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=5529"},"modified":"2025-12-15T21:45:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T21:45:47","slug":"englands-resident-doctors-to-strike-for-five-days-health-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=5529","title":{"rendered":"England\u2019s resident doctors to strike for five days | Health News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Physicians are seeking a return of salaries to their 2008-2009 levels before they were eroded by inflation.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Caolan-Magee-pic-1-1743426806.jpg?resize=96%2C96&amp;quality=80 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 96px, 96px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 15 Dec 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">15 Dec 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Resident doctors in England will go ahead with a five-day strike this week after rejecting the government\u2019s latest offer aimed at ending a long-running dispute over pay and working conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Formerly known as junior doctors, the physicians, who make up nearly half of England\u2019s medical workforce, will walk out from 07:00 GMT on Wednesday until 07:00 GMT next Monday.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>The action follows an online survey by the British Medical Association (BMA) in which members voted to reject the proposal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTens of thousands of frontline doctors have come together to say \u2018no\u2019 to what is clearly too little, too late,\u201d BMA resident doctors committee chairman Jack Fletcher said in a statement, adding that members had rejected the government\u2019s latest offer on working conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Fletcher said the union remained willing to work towards a resolution.<\/p>\n<p>Health Secretary Wes Streeting appealed to doctors to call off the strike.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no need for these strikes to go ahead this week, and it reveals the BMA\u2019s shocking disregard for patient safety,\u201d he said, describing the action as \u201cself-indulgent, irresponsible and dangerous\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Sky News, Streeting said the government was open to the BMA rescheduling the strike to reduce risks to patients during a surge in flu cases.<\/p>\n<p>Flu-related hospitalisations in England rose by more than 50 percent in early December, reaching an average of 2,660 patients a day, the highest level for this time of year. Health leaders have warned there is still no clear peak in sight.<\/p>\n<p>Across Europe, health authorities are grappling with an unusually early and severe flu season, warning of rising cases across the continent.<\/p>\n<p>The BMA said 83 percent of resident doctors voted to reject the government\u2019s offer with a turnout of 65 percent among its more than 50,000 members.<\/p>\n<p>The offer, made on Wednesday, did not include new pay terms. The BMA has been campaigning for improved pay even before the Labour Party won last year\u2019s general election.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after taking office, Streeting agreed a deal offering doctors a 22 percent pay rise, short of the 29 percent sought by the union.<\/p>\n<p>The BMA has also called for improvements beyond the 5.4 percent pay increase announced earlier this year, arguing resident doctors continue to suffer from years of pay erosion.<\/p>\n<p>Doctors are seeking \u201cfull pay restoration\u201d, meaning a return of salaries to their 2008-2009 levels in real terms before they were eroded by inflation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Physicians are seeking a return of salaries to their 2008-2009 levels before they were eroded by inflation. 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