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The government has withdrawn an offer of creating 1,000 more doctor training posts in England after the British Medical Association (BMA) refused to call off a six-day strike next week. The extra posts were part of a wider package of measures put forward by ministers earlier this year to resolve the long-running dispute with resident doctors.

The British Medical Association announced that resident doctors will stage a six-day strike in England, marking the longest single walkout in the ongoing dispute over pay and job shortages.

It is the view of the BMA that doctors working in the NHS can no longer provide the tacit endorsement that using a product implies and must immediately take steps to explore refusing any non-direct care usage of Palantir's Federated Data Platform, with a view to moving away from the platform entirely in time, when a suitable alternative can be put in place.

The British Medical Association is facing a strike over pay by its own clerical staff, prompting calls of hypocrisy as resident NHS doctors in England launch five days of strike action with the union's backing. Talks between the BMA and the GMB union failed to come to a resolution on Tuesday, raising the prospect of a strike by clerical and administrative staff at the health union in the new year, sources said.

The British Medical Association described the 4% pay rise for doctors as 'derisory', stating it does not adequately address historical pay freezes and erosion of value.