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Doctors demanding a further 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 — these strikes selfishly divert critical resources away from rebuilding the NHS.