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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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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%).

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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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The government's pathetic offer of 2,000 extra jobs over three years is insulting when 30,000 doctors applied for just 10,000 posts this year. This deliberate underfunding forces tens of thousands of qualified doctors out while patients suffer on waiting lists. The NHS is being systematically destroyed through chronic underinvestment in medical workforce.

The government's pathetic offer of 2,000 extra jobs over three years is insulting when 30,000 doctors applied for just 10,000 posts this year. This deliberate underfunding forces tens of thousands of qualified doctors out while patients suffer on waiting lists. The NHS is being systematically destroyed through chronic underinvestment in medical workforce.</span

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Doctors demanding a staggering 29% pay rise after already receiving 28.9% increases are being recklessly unrealistic during a fiscal crisis. Their strike action directly harms patients and diverts precious resources away from rebuilding the NHS. The government should impose minimum service levels to stop this damaging posturing.

Doctors demanding a staggering 29% pay rise after already receiving 28.9% increases are being recklessly unrealistic during a fiscal crisis. Their strike action directly harms patients and diverts precious resources away from rebuilding the NHS. The government should impose minimum service levels to stop this damaging posturing.</span

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UK Doctors Reject Pay Offer, Plan 5-Day Strike Nov 14-19

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Doctors face a devastating workforce crisis with 30,000 applicants competing for just 10,000 training positions, forcing thousands of UK-trained physicians abroad or out of medicine entirely. Despite nearly 30% pay increases over three years, real wages remain 20% below 2008 levels, creating an unsustainable retention crisis. The government's token offer of 2,000 extra jobs over three years is woefully inadequate and represents a deliberate choice to let the NHS collapse.

Doctors face a devastating workforce crisis with 30,000 applicants competing for just 10,000 training positions, forcing thousands of UK-trained physicians abroad or out of medicine entirely. Despite nearly 30% pay increases over three years, real wages remain 20% below 2008 levels, creating an unsustainable retention crisis. The government's token offer of 2,000 extra jobs over three years is woefully inadequate and represents a deliberate choice to let the NHS collapse.</span

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New doctors strike is a test case for how Labour governs

Doctors demanding a staggering 29% pay rise after already receiving significant wage increases over three years are engaging in reckless posturing that harms patients. The country faces dire fiscal constraints with no money available for such excessive demands based on flawed inflation measures. These strikes divert critical resources away from rebuilding the NHS and demonstrate unreasonable positioning that warrants minimum service level requirements.

Doctors demanding a staggering 29% pay rise after already receiving significant wage increases over three years are engaging in reckless posturing that harms patients. The country faces dire fiscal constraints with no money available for such excessive demands based on flawed inflation measures. These strikes divert critical resources away from rebuilding the NHS and demonstrate unreasonable positioning that warrants minimum service level requirements.</span

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