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Doctors in England are preparing to begin a five consecutive day walkout in November, in protest over jobs and pay.

Strike Details

The British Medical Association (BMA) announced that junior physicians will walk out for five consecutive days from November 14 at 7am to 7am on 19 November.

Junior physicians, who make up nearly 50% of all doctors in the National Health Service, are proceeding with the strike after failed negotiations with the health department.

Causes of the Walkout

Dr Jack Fletcher stated, “We did not want to reach this point. We have spent the last week in talks with government, pressing the health minister to end the crisis of unemployed physicians.”

“Our survey reveals 50% of second-year physicians in England are facing unemployment, their skills going to waste whilst millions of patients endure long waits for care and hospital shifts go unfilled. This is a situation which cannot go on.”

He continued, “We negotiated sincerely, keen for the minister to understand that a agreement offering solutions to gradually reverse the cuts to pay over a number of years, giving newly trained doctors a raise of only £1 per hour for the coming four years.”

“We trusted the government would see that our asks are not just fair but are in the best interests of the community and our those we treat and would also help prevent our physicians departing from the NHS.”

Who Are Resident Physicians?

Resident doctors have anywhere up to eight years’ experience practicing in hospitals, depending on their specialty, or as many as three years in general practice.

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