🔗 Share this article Junior Physicians in England to Stage Five Consecutive Day Strike Next Month Doctors in the UK are set to stage a five-day strike in November, due to disputes regarding jobs and pay. Walkout Information The BMA stated that junior physicians will strike for five days in a row from 7am on 14 November to November 19 at 7am. Resident doctors, who make up about half of all doctors in the NHS, are proceeding with the strike after failed negotiations with the health department. Causes of the Walkout The chair of the BMA’s resident doctors committee stated, “This is not where we wanted to be. We have spent the last week in talks with officials, pressing the health minister to resolve the scandal of unemployed physicians.” “Our survey reveals half of second-year doctors in the UK are facing unemployment, their talents being unused whilst millions of patients wait endlessly for treatment and shifts in hospitals go unfilled. This is a situation which cannot go on.” He continued, “We negotiated sincerely, keen for the minister to understand that a agreement offering solutions to gradually reverse the cuts to pay over a number of years, providing newly trained doctors a raise of only £1 per hour for the coming four years.” “We hoped the government would see that our asks are not just reasonable but are in the interest of the public and our patients and would also help prevent our doctors leaving the health service.” About Resident Doctors Resident doctors have as much as eight years of experience practicing in hospitals, depending on their specialty, or as many as three years in primary care. Further information are expected soon.