Resident doctors are set to strike for five days starting July 25, demanding a 29% pay rise. This strike could result in the cancellation of tens of thousands of appointments, affecting around 300,000 outpatients handled daily by hospitals. Health Secretary Wes Streeting criticized the British Medical Association for threatening the NHS recovery, noting that resident doctors recently received a 28.9% pay rise. He emphasized the unreasonableness of striking after a substantial pay increase and urged collaboration instead of confrontation.
"No trade union in British history has seen its members receive a 28.9% pay rise only to immediately respond with strikes, and the majority of BMA resident doctors didn't vote to strike."
"It's totally unfair to patients whose care will be cancelled at such short notice just as the NHS was beginning to turn the tide on reducing waiting lists."
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