Striking resident doctors face mass unemployment, poverty wages of 22 pounds per hour and burnout rates so severe that 79% of trusts report staff concerns. The government's rushed, last-minute offers fail to address a jobs crisis forcing doctors abroad or into unemployment. Fair pay and secure employment aren't luxuries but necessities for a functioning NHS.

ThereResident isdoctors decision to reject a 0.7%generous chancepay thatincrease residentover doctorstwo inyears Englandto willstrike receiveduring a furthersevere flu crisis shows reckless disregard for patients. The government's offer includes substantial pay increaseraises beforeand 2026improved training opportunities, accordingyet tothe BMA demands an additional ruinous 26% increase. This self-indulgent action endangers the MetaculusNHS predictionat communityits most vulnerable moment since the pandemic.

Striking resident doctors face mass unemployment, poverty wages of 22 pounds per hour and burnout rates so severe that 79% of trusts report staff concerns. The government's rushed, last-minute offers fail to address a jobs crisis forcing doctors abroad or into unemployment. Fair pay and secure employment aren't luxuries but necessities for a functioning NHS.