On Monday, resident doctors in the National Health Service (NHS) in England ended their fourteenth round of strike action since March 2023 with the Labour government of Keir Starmer refusing to concede the central demands of full pay restoration and job security. Tens of thousands of British Medical Association (BMA) …
Read More »As fifth round of strikes begin: The way forward for England’s junior doctors
Tens of thousands of junior doctors in England are to strike for a further four days from Friday. The action is the fifth round of industrial action and the first since a five-day stoppage was held last month from July 13. The British Medical Association (BMA) members rejected a six …
Read More »Junior doctors on £14-an-hour as poor pay revealed and Tories refuse to start talks
Junior doctors are being paid as little as £14 an hour to carry out vital operations, a campaign reveals. As medics today begin a four-day strike, The British Medical Association exposes the shocking truth about wages. It said: “Is this a fair price to provide patients with high-quality healthcare?” In …
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