🔗 Share this article Resident Doctors in the UK to Begin Five-Day Walkout in November Medical professionals in England are set to stage a five consecutive day strike next month, due to disputes regarding jobs and pay. Strike Details The British Medical Association (BMA) announced that resident doctors will walk out for five days in a row from November 14 at 7am to November 19 at 7am. Resident doctors, who constitute about half of all doctors in the National Health Service, are proceeding with the strike after failed negotiations with the health department. Reasons Behind the Strike Dr Jack Fletcher stated, “We did not want to reach this point. We have been negotiating for the past week with officials, urging the health minister to resolve the crisis of doctors going unemployed.” “Our survey reveals 50% of second-year physicians in England are facing unemployment, their talents being unused whilst countless individuals 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 health secretary to understand that a deal including options 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 recognize that our asks are not just fair but are in the interest of the community and our those we treat and would also help stop our doctors leaving the health service.” Who Are Resident Physicians? Resident doctors have anywhere up to eight years’ experience practicing in hospitals, depending on their specialty, or up to three years in general practice. More details will follow soon.