🔗 Share this article Junior Physicians in England to Launch Five Consecutive Day Walkout Next Month Doctors in England are set to stage a five-day strike in November, in protest over pay and employment. Walkout Information The British Medical Association (BMA) announced that junior physicians will strike for five days in a row from November 14 at 7am to November 19 at 7am. Resident doctors, who make up about half of all medical staff in the NHS, are proceeding with the strike after failed negotiations with the health department. Reasons Behind the Strike Dr Jack Fletcher commented, “This is not where we wanted to be. We have spent the last week in talks with officials, pressing the health secretary to resolve the scandal of doctors going unemployed.” “Our survey reveals half of second-year doctors in England are struggling to find jobs, their talents being unused whilst millions of patients endure long waits for care and hospital shifts go unfilled. This is a situation which cannot go on.” He added, “We talked with the government in good faith, keen for the minister to understand that a deal offering solutions to slowly restore the cuts to pay over a number of years, providing recent graduates a raise of only £1 per hour for the next four years.” “We hoped the authorities would recognize that our demands are not just fair but are in the best interests of the community and our those we treat and would also help stop our doctors leaving the health service.” About Resident Doctors Junior physicians have anywhere up to eight years’ experience practicing in hospitals, based on their field, or as many as three years in primary care. Further information are expected soon.