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Wes Streeting considers writing off part of doctors’ student debts to avert strike

Exclusive: Health secretary looking closely at ‘forgiveness’ scheme as crucial talks with resident doctors begin

The Guardian - UK

Labour voters back doctors over five-day strike and think Wes Streeting should meet pay demands

Exclusive: Labour backers support NHS walkout plans, which experts have warned will cause waiting lists to rise, in challenge to the health secretary’s tough stance

The Independent UK

Resident doctors accused of ‘greedy’ pay demands before Streeting talks

Hospital chiefs warn next week’s strike in England will cause ‘chaos’ in NHS, as BMA pushes for 29% rise on top of last year’s 22% deal

The Guardian - UK

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Wes Streeting to meet resident doctors’ leaders in bid to avoid strikes

The Health Secretary has insisted the Government will not budge on pay, but said discussions could focus on improving working lives of medics.

Evening Standard

Can Physician Associates Diagnose A Patient? Questions Asked As Salford Woman Misdiagnosed By NHS PA

Salford woman's death after PA misdiagnosis raises concerns over NHS use of unsupervised Physician Associates and patient safety regulations.

International Business Times UK

No extra money to cover resident doctor strikes, NHS trust leaders warn

The British Medical Association announced resident doctors in England would walk out for five days from 7am on July 25.

Evening Standard

‘Shockingly irresponsible’ for striking doctors to keep bosses in dark: Streeting

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Concern over resident doctor wellbeing as medics prepare for key strike talks

The Government and the British Medical Association are to meet to try and avoid strike action.

Evening Standard

Resident doctors’ strikes would be gift to Nigel Farage, warns Wes Streeting

Exclusive: Labour fighting for survival of NHS, health secretary tells MPs as he prepares to meet BMA

The Guardian - UK

Striking doctors have badly misjudged the mood of the nation

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Since the general election, resident doctors have seen their wages rise by much more than most other working people, with few – if any – commitments to improving productivity

The Independent UK

‘Unconscionable’ for doctors not to tell their employers if they plan to strike, Streeting warns

Health secretary warns doctors that striking is ‘unreasonable’ and ‘self-defeating’ ahead of talks to avert planned action

The Independent UK

Resident doctors acting in ‘unconscionable way’ over strikes – Streeting

The Government and the British Medical Association are set to meet this week.

Evening Standard

‘Highly dangerous’ doctor strike will happen even in heatwave

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The Independent UK

Doctors say 5-day walkout will go ahead even if heatwave alerts issued

Exclusive: British Medical Association to stage industrial action next week as Labour health secretary Wes Streeting insists bigger pay rise for junior doctors is ‘unaffordable’

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The Guardian - UK

Resident doctors deserve real-terms pay rise after working through Covid, says BMA

Ahead of meetings with health secretary, BMA council deputy chair says 29% claim justified to replace lost salary

Evening Standard

Talks between Government and doctors to go ahead ‘to avert strike action’

The Government has said that it ‘can’t go further on pay’.

The Independent UK

Nurses’ pay has been ‘severely eroded’ since 2010, study reveals

The Royal College of Nursing said its analysis found pay is £8,000 lower than if wages had kept up with inflation

The Guardian - UK

Tom Dolphin: BMA’s new chair who’s taking on government despite bid to be Labour MP

As members vote to strike for a 29% pay rise, new elected chair of UK’s main doctors union says he is no party lackey

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The Independent UK

Junior doctors and Streeting set for showdown talks in last-ditch bid to avoid ‘dangerous’ 5-day NHS strike

Labour health secretary set to meet doctors’ union as new poll shows collapse in public support

Evening Standard

Health Secretary to meet BMA ahead of planned strike action by resident doctors

Resident doctors in England are set to walk out for five consecutive days from 7am on July 25 amid a pay dispute with the Government.

The Independent UK

Labour must stand firm and resist trade union pressure

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting are right to stand up to Unite and the BMA

The Guardian - UK

Wes Streeting to meet BMA as public support collapses for resident doctor strikes

Exclusive: polling shows strong approval by voters for strikes has halved from 52% a year ago to 26%

The Guardian - UK

Crunching the data: are resident doctors in England badly paid?

Resident doctors have voted to strike over pay but how much has their real-terms earnings changed since 2008?

Evening Standard

Some junior doctors striking this month ‘could be earning over £100k’

A group of clinicians may be earning six-figure salaries while working a 40-hour week

The Independent UK

Just one in three back doctor strikes, poll shows as Streeting warned he ‘cannot afford to lose’

Former Labour health secretary under Tony Blair warns Wes Streeting he ‘has to win’ war against striking junior doctors

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