"The latest offer from the government would have increased the number of training places to enable early career doctors to start training in their chosen medical speciality, but not increased their pay for the current financial year. Resident doctors, who make up about half of all NHS doctors, overwhelmingly rejected the offer in a BMA survey last week, with 83% voting against it on a 65% turnout."
"doctors going out on strike were making clear that they are willing to stand up for their profession against a totally avoidable jobs crisis. He added: It is well past the time for ministers to come up with a genuinely long-term plan. If they can simply provide a clear route to responsibly raise pay over a number of years, and enough genuinely new jobs instead of recycled ones, then there need not be any more strikes for the remainder of this government."
Resident doctors began five days of strike action after rejecting the government's latest offer; the walkout runs until 7am on Monday. The offer proposed increasing training places to allow early-career doctors to start specialty training but did not include a pay rise for the current financial year. Around half of NHS doctors are resident doctors, and 83% of respondents rejected the offer on a 65% turnout, with 35,107 votes cast from 55,000 represented. The industrial action is the 14th since March 2023. NHS leaders warn of pressure from high hospital flu numbers and likely patient impact.
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