🔗 Share this article Resident Doctors in England to Launch Five Consecutive Day Strike in November Medical professionals in the UK are set to begin a five-day strike in November, due to disputes regarding jobs and pay. Walkout Information The British Medical Association (BMA) stated that resident doctors 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 taking this action after failed negotiations with the health department. Reasons Behind the Strike The chair of the BMA’s resident doctors committee stated, “We did not want to reach this point. We have spent the last week in talks with officials, urging the health minister to resolve the scandal of unemployed physicians.” “Our survey reveals half of second-year doctors in England are facing unemployment, their skills going to waste whilst millions of patients endure long waits for care and shifts in hospitals remain vacant. This is a situation which cannot go on.” He continued, “We negotiated sincerely, keen for the minister to see that a deal offering solutions to gradually reverse the cuts to pay over a number of years, providing newly trained doctors a pay increase 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 interest of the public and our those we treat and would also help prevent our doctors leaving the NHS.” Who Are Resident Physicians? Junior physicians have as much as eight years of experience practicing in hospitals, based on their field, or up to three years in primary care. More details are expected soon.