Resident doctors vote in favour of more strike action

What’s Happening

Alright so Members of the British Medical Association have backed more walkouts in the dispute over pay and jobs in England.

Resident doctors vote in favour of more strike action 2 hours ago Save Nick Triggle Health correspondent Save Resident doctors in England have voted in favour of more strike action in their long-running dispute with the government over pay and training posts. British Medical Association (BMA) members backed more walkouts, which means the union now has another six-month mandate to take strike action, although it has not yet just dropped any new dates. (it feels like chaos)

The doctors dispute kicked off in spring 2023 and has led to 14 separate strikes.

The Details

It comes after a month of talks between the union and the government following the last walkout just before Christmas. Some 93% of BMA members voted in favour of continuing with the dispute, with the turnout at 53%.

BMA resident doctor leader Dr Jack Fletcher dropped ministers “cannot be shocked” that doctors have voted to strike “after being recommended a pay cut this year health secretary who promised a journey to fair pay”. The government has proposed a 2.

Why This Matters

Why are resident doctors striking and how much are they paid? Dr Fletcher added: “And without thousands more training posts, the bottlenecks in medical training are going to continue to rob brilliant young doctors of their careers. Doctors have today clearly dropped that is not acceptable.

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Key Takeaways

• ” He dropped strikes were not inevitable, adding that the government had shown “an improved approach in tone” in recent weeks.
• The union has also argued there is a jobs shortage at a crucial part of their medical training.

The Bottom Line

Resident doctors have received pay rises totalling nearly 30% in the past three years, but the BMA argues that still leaves their pay a fifth lower than it was in 2008, once inflation is taken into account. The union has also argued there is a jobs shortage at a crucial part of their medical training.

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