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Wes Streeting ‘thought he had struck deal to halt strike by doctors’

BMA chiefs overruled their negotiators because pay demands were not met, sources say

The Guardian - UK

Tories would ban doctors’ strikes, Badenoch says

The Tory leader said that her party would introduce primary legislation to block medics from taking widespread industrial action.

Evening Standard

Physician associates union takes Government to court over planned role changes

It follows findings by a Government-ordered report that PAs have been used as substitutes for doctors despite having significantly less training.

The Independent UK

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NHS patients told to brace for strikes up to Christmas

Sir Jim Mackey, chief executive of NHS England, warns that it will take a ‘huge effort’ to keep hospital waiting times down during a prolonged period of disruption

The Independent UK

Fewer resident doctors thought to have gone on strike than in last year’s NHS stoppage

Picket-line turnout on first day of industrial action believed to be lower with hope of less disruption to NHS services

The Guardian - UK

‘Exactly what a union should be doing’: doctors in Manchester defend strike action

BMA members on Manchester Royal Infirmary picket line had hoped Labour government would end pay dispute

The Guardian - UK

Wes Streeting says striking doctors must feel ‘pain’ to prevent walkouts spreading

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Trump’s visit to Scotland is in ‘public interest’, says Chancellor

The US president is due to touch down in Scotland on Friday evening.

The Independent UK

Striking doctors will not hold this country to ransom, defiant Streeting tells BMA

Thousands of resident doctors are on strike until Wednesday at 7am

The Independent UK

Streeting: We are doing everything we can to minimise patient harm during strike

Thousands of resident doctors are on strike until Wednesday at 7am.

Evening Standard

Streeting warns doctors must feel ‘pain’ of strikes to prevent further action

The health secretary has warned industrial action could spread to other public sectors

The Independent UK

Voices: ‘They work long, unsocial hours – for what?’ Frustration over doctor pay boils over as strikes begin

YOUR VIEWS: Our community is split: some say resident doctors deserve far more, others believe their pay is already fair, and the strikes go too far

The Independent UK

Streeting says ‘we won’t let BMA hold country to ransom’ as resident doctors start five days of strikes – as it happened

Health secretary says government doing all it can to ‘minimise risk and disruption’ as BMA says pay has fallen more in real terms since 2008 than rest of population

The Guardian - UK

Friday briefing: Can the NHS and Labour survive another strike by resident doctors?

In today’s newsletter: After years of industrial unrest, the pay dispute between NHS resident doctors and the government has reignited, threatening to undermine Labour’s central health pledge

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The Independent UK

Doctor strikes begin despite Starmer’s last-ditch plea to avert five-day walkout

Health secretary Wes Streeting says BMA has left ‘damage at the door of the NHS’

The Independent UK

Starmer issues last-ditch appeal as thousands of doctors strike

Members of the public have been urged to come forward for NHS care during the walkout, and are being asked to attend appointments as usual.

Evening Standard

Resident doctors strike: Medics demanding 29% pay rise begin walkout despite last-ditch plea from Keir Starmer

Resident doctors took to picket lines across England on Friday in pay dispute that is expected to cause serious disruption to patient care

The Guardian - UK

Resident doctors’ strike undermines union movement, says Wes Streeting

Exclusive: Health secretary urges medics not to join BMA industrial action on Friday

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The Guardian - UK

This unnecessary doctors’ strike will hurt patients, the NHS and doctors themselves. Pull back: don’t do it

The BMA is refusing to engage with the government. It is rushing into industrial action that will undermine the entire trade union movement, says health secretary Wes Streeting

Evening Standard

Streeting to resident doctors: ‘I deeply regret position we find ourselves in’

It comes as the medics prepare to walk out for a five-day strike on Friday morning

Evening Standard

Doctors’ strike to cause major delays at south-west London hospitals

The week-long strike action comes as the NHS faces one of its busiest summers in recent years

Evening Standard

NHS chief urges doctors to resist strike action or face financial consequences

Sir Jim Mackey has said the NHS will be ‘much more resistant’ to the demands of doctors

The Guardian - UK

Resident doctors’ pay has fallen behind 2010-11 levels, report finds

Nuffield Trust analysis finds earnings reduction is far less than BMA estimate, as they seek 29% ‘pay restoration’

The Independent UK

NHS care disruption expected amid five-day doctor strike

Since the end of 2022, almost 1.5 million appointments have been rescheduled as a result of industrial action

Evening Standard

Public urged to continue to seek NHS care during five-day doctor strike

NHS England said GP surgeries will run as usual and urgent care and A&E will continue to be available for those who need them.

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