Doctors refuse to rule out more strikes as five-day walkout comes to an end
Junior doctors could strike again over pay
- The five-day walkout by resident doctors in the NHS is concluding, with the Resident Doctors Committee (RDC) indicating willingness to re-enter talks with Health Secretary Wes Streeting.
- Both the government and the British Medical Association (BMA) have expressed readiness for further discussions to prevent additional strike action.
- Health Secretary Wes Streeting stated he cannot offer further pay rises this year but is open to discussing other improvements to resident doctors' working conditions and career progression.
- Hospital leaders have urged the doctors' union to acknowledge that the government is not in a position to provide additional pay increases.
- The BMA has also highlighted a 'linked dispute' concerning a significant shortage of specialty training places for doctors, with many resident doctors lacking guaranteed employment.