Junior doctors strike AGAIN...
six day walk-out planned ahead of general election, militant union announces Junior doctors in England will walk out from 7am on June 27 to 7am on July 2 READ MORE: Consultants on six-figure salaries finally accept pay deal By Emily Stearn, Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 06:13 EDT, 29 May 2024 | Updated: 06:45 EDT, 29 May 2024 e-mail 18 View comments Junior doctors will strike again ahead of the general election, in six days of industrial action designed to bring hospitals to a standstill. Thousands of medics demanding pay hikes of up to 35 per cent will walk-out from June 27 to July 2. British Medical Association (BMA) bosses claimed the Government had not made a credible offer and junior doctors were 'fed up and out of patience'.
More than a million appointments and operations have been cancelled because of the never-ending wave of NHS strikes that kicked off in 2022. Thousands of medics demanding pay hikes of up to 35 per cent will walk-out from June 27 to July 2. British Medical Association (BMA) bosses claimed the Government had not made a credible offer and junior doctors were 'fed up and out of patience'.
Pictured, junior doctors on the picket line outside St Thomas Hospital in London during strike action in January Your browser does not support iframes. The BMA claims its demands are for 'pay restoration' given that previous NHS salary rises for medics have not kept pace with inflation since 2008. The strikes will commence fro.
