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The British Medical Association's Resident Doctors Committee have rejected Health Secretary Wes Streeting's offer to cancel upcoming industrial action, stating it does not adequately address the employment crisis where 30,000 doctors applied for only 10,000 specialty training positions.

The British Medical Association's Resident Doctors Committee have rejected Health Secretary Wes Streeting's offer to cancel upcoming industrial action, stating it does not adequately address the employment crisis where 30,000 doctors applied for only 10,000 specialty training positions.

Resident doctors are scheduled to strike for five days from 7a.m. on Nov. 14-19, marking the 13th walkout since March 2023 in their ongoing dispute over jobs and pay restoration.

Resident doctors are scheduled to strike for five days from 7a.m. on Nov. 14-19, marking the 13th walkout since March 2023 in their ongoing dispute over jobs and pay restoration.

Health Secretary Wes Streeting made a fresh offer to resident doctors on Wednesday, proposing to double specialty training posts from 1,000 to 2,000 and cover mandatory exam fees and royal college membership costs.

Health Secretary Wes Streeting made a fresh offer to resident doctors on Wednesday, proposing to double specialty training posts from 1,000 to 2,000 and cover mandatory exam fees and royal college membership costs.

Streeting stated he cannot move on pay due to enormous financial pressures, noting that resident doctors have received a 28.9% pay increase over three years, while the BMA argues pay remains 21% lower than 2008 levels.</span

Streeting stated he cannot move on pay due to enormous financial pressures, noting that resident doctors have received a 28.9% pay increase over three years, while the BMA argues pay remains 21% lower than 2008 levels.

The Department of Health and Social Care claim that each round of strikes costs approximately £240 million, with resident doctors currently earning an average of £47,000 rising to £97,000 when additional earnings are included.

The Department of Health and Social Care claim that each round of strikes costs approximately £240 million, with resident doctors currently earning an average of £47,000 rising to £97,000 when additional earnings are included.

As of August 2025, NHS waiting list in England sat at 7.4 million, down from 7.7 million in September 2023, with the 18-week treatment target not met since 2016. According to YouGov polling, health (31%) is the third-biggest self-perceived issue facing the U.K., behind immigration (55%) and the economy (53%).

As of August 2025, NHS waiting list in England sat at 7.4 million, down from 7.7 million in September 2023, with the 18-week treatment target not met since 2016. According to YouGov polling, health (31%) is the third-biggest self-perceived issue facing the U.K., behind immigration (55%) and the economy (53%).

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Health Secretary Wes Streeting made a fresh offer to resident doctors on November 5, proposing to double specialty training posts from 1,000 to 2,000 and cover mandatory exam fees and royal college membership costs.</span

Health Secretary Wes Streeting made a fresh offer to resident doctors on November 5, proposing to double specialty training posts from 1,000 to 2,000 and cover mandatory exam fees and royal college membership costs.

The British Medical Association's Resident Doctors Committee rejected Streeting's offer, stating it does not adequately address the employment crisis where 30,000 doctors applied for only 10,000 specialty training positions.</span

The British Medical Association's Resident Doctors Committee rejected Streeting's offer, stating it does not adequately address the employment crisis where 30,000 doctors applied for only 10,000 specialty training positions.

Resident doctors are scheduled to strike for five days from 7am on November 14 to November 19, marking the 13th walkout since March 2023 in their ongoing dispute over jobs and pay restoration.</span

Resident doctors are scheduled to strike for five days from 7am on November 14 to November 19, marking the 13th walkout since March 2023 in their ongoing dispute over jobs and pay restoration.

The health secretary warned that if strikes proceed, he would withdraw the non-pay package offer, citing that each round of strikes costs approximately £240 million that could be spent on frontline NHS improvements.</span

The health secretary warned that if strikes proceed, he would withdraw the non-pay package offer, citing that each round of strikes costs approximately £240 million that could be spent on frontline NHS improvements.

Government data indicates that only 49.78% of BMA resident doctors voted for strike action due to 55.3% turnout, meaning approximately one-third of the 77,000 resident doctors actually supported the industrial action.</span

Government data indicates that only 49.78% of BMA resident doctors voted for strike action due to 55.3% turnout, meaning approximately one-third of the 77,000 resident doctors actually supported the industrial action.

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