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Medical professionals in England are set to stage a five-day strike next month, due to disputes regarding jobs and pay.

Walkout Information

The British Medical Association (BMA) announced that junior physicians will strike for five days in a row from 7am on 14 November to 7am on 19 November.

Resident doctors, who make up nearly 50% of all medical staff in the NHS, are proceeding with the strike after failed negotiations with the government.

Causes of the Walkout

Dr Jack Fletcher stated, “This is not where we wanted to be. We have spent the last week in talks with officials, urging the health minister to end the crisis of unemployed physicians.”

“Our survey reveals half of second-year doctors in the UK are struggling to find jobs, their talents being unused whilst millions of patients endure long waits for care and hospital shifts remain vacant. This is a situation which cannot go on.”

He added, “We talked with the government in good faith, keen for the minister to understand that a deal including options to slowly restore the pay reductions over several years, giving recent graduates a raise of just a pound an hour for the coming four years.”

“We trusted the government would recognize that our asks are not just reasonable but are in the best interests of the public and our patients and would also help prevent our physicians leaving the health service.”

About Resident Doctors

Resident doctors have as much as eight years of experience practicing in hospitals, depending on their specialty, or up to three years in primary care.

Further information are expected soon.