🔗 Share this article Junior Doctors in the UK to Begin Five-Day Strike Next Month Medical professionals in the UK are preparing to begin a five-day walkout next month, due to disputes regarding pay and employment. Strike Details The BMA announced 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 nearly 50% of all medical staff in the NHS, are taking this action after failed negotiations with the government. Causes of the Walkout Dr Jack Fletcher commented, “We did not want to reach this point. We have spent the last week in talks with officials, urging the health secretary 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 skills going to waste whilst countless individuals wait endlessly for treatment and shifts in hospitals go unfilled. This cannot continue.” He continued, “We negotiated sincerely, hoping the health secretary to understand that a deal offering solutions to slowly restore the cuts to pay over several years, providing newly trained doctors 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 interest of the public and our patients and would also help prevent our physicians departing from the NHS.” About Resident Doctors Resident doctors have as much as eight years of experience practicing in hospitals, based on their field, or as many as three years in general practice. More details will follow soon.