Hundreds of junior docs to stage their fifth strike 

The British Medical Affiliation (BMA) has introduced that junior docs in England will strike for 4 days in a bitter row over pay.

Hundreds of junior docs who’ve been within the job for simply 9 days at hospitals are being urged to strike additionally.

Junior docs will strike for the fifth time from 7am on 11 August till the 15 August.

Dr Robert Laurenson and Dr Vivek Trivedi, co-chairs of the BMA’s junior docs committee, stated in a press release, “It ought to by no means have gotten to the purpose the place we would have liked to announce a fifth spherical of strike motion.

“Our message right this moment stays the identical: act like a accountable authorities, come to the desk to barter with us in good religion, and with a reputable provide these strikes needn’t go forward in any respect.

“The Prime Minister has instructed us that talks are over.

“However it isn’t for Rishi Sunak to determine that negotiations are over earlier than he has even stepped within the room.

“This dispute will finish solely on the negotiating desk. If the Prime Minister hoped to demoralise and divide our occupation together with his actions, he shall be dissatisfied.

“Consultants, together with our specialist and affiliate specialist colleagues, have lined essential companies throughout our strikes and those self same consultants had been additionally on their very own picket strains final week.

“Mutual solidarity has been on show at hospital picket strains up and down the nation: this can be a occupation united in its refusal to simply accept one more pay lower.

“Junior docs will not be going wherever nonetheless a lot Authorities may want we might. The info haven’t modified: we’ve misplaced greater than 1 / 4 of our pay in 15 years and we’re right here to get it again.”