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Majority England Resident Doctors Vote Strike Over Job Shortage Training Bottlenecks
First-year resident doctors in the NHS have overwhelmingly voted to strike due to concerns over job insecurity and a shortage of training places, with 97% supporting industrial action. The British Medical Association (BMA) highlights that despite high demand for doctors, thousands face unemployment or lack substantive work after initial training years, with more applicants than available training posts, particularly in psychiatry and general practice. The BMA criticizes the government's workforce planning, noting that pledges to increase training places by 1,000 are insufficient against a backlog of 20,000 more applicants than places. These doctors, who start on a basic salary supplemented by overtime, are also demanding a 29% pay rise amid ongoing disputes over pay and working conditions. The strike mandate adds pressure on the government to address both pay and training bottlenecks, with BMA leaders emphasizing that doctors need job security and fair pay to meet patient demand and reduce waiting lists. While no strike dates have been set, the situation underscores a critical workforce crisis in the NHS requiring urgent government intervention.


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- Last Updated
- 14 days ago
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