🔗 Share this article Resident Doctors in the UK to Launch Five Consecutive Day Strike in November Doctors in England are set to begin a five consecutive day strike next month, in protest over jobs and pay. Strike Details The British Medical Association (BMA) stated that resident doctors will walk out for five consecutive days from November 14 at 7am to 7am on 19 November. Junior physicians, who make up about half of all medical staff in the National Health Service, are proceeding with the strike after unsuccessful talks with the government. Causes of the Walkout Dr Jack Fletcher stated, “This is not where we wanted to be. We have been negotiating for the past week with officials, pressing the health minister to resolve the scandal of doctors going unemployed.” “Our survey reveals 50% of second-year physicians in the UK are struggling to find jobs, their talents being unused whilst countless individuals wait endlessly for treatment and shifts in hospitals go unfilled. This cannot continue.” He continued, “We negotiated sincerely, hoping the minister to see that a deal offering solutions to slowly restore the cuts to pay over a number of years, giving recent graduates a raise of just a pound an hour for the next four years.” “We trusted the authorities would see that our asks are not just fair but are in the best interests of the public and our patients and would also help stop our doctors leaving the NHS.” Who Are Resident Physicians? Junior physicians have as much as eight years of experience practicing in hospitals, depending on their specialty, or up to three years in primary care. Further information are expected soon.