Junior doctors in England have begun their 11th strike, a five-day walkout, in a long-running dispute over pay and working conditions. The strike, which started at 7am, is causing significant disruption to hospital services during a heatwave, with NHS leaders warning of increased mortality risks. The British Medical Association (BMA) is leading the strike, demanding fair pay and better working conditions. Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party, has stated that his party will not meet the doctors' demand for a 35% pay rise, despite the strike being seen as a warning shot to the incoming Labour government. Health Secretary Victoria Atkins has committed to resuming negotiations after the upcoming general election. Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and other MPs have expressed support for the junior doctors. The strike is taking place just days before the UK general election, adding political pressure to the situation. The doctors are striking in response to a 26% pay cut since 2010 and record waiting lists. Hospitals, including St Thomasβs, are experiencing major disruption. Former doctor and author Adam Kay has urged both parties to negotiate to end the strikes.
NEW: Labour is increasingly confident it can reach a pay deal with doctors in England to end strikes if elected after recent meetings with the main medical union. Story with β¦@PickardJEβ© https://t.co/q4uCMfkYvu
NEW: Labour is increasingly confident it can reach a pay deal with doctors in England to end strikes if elected after recent meetings with the main medical union@FT https://t.co/dFdqBM1Wfv
Today, under the Conservatives in England, doctors are on strike because ministers refuse to negotiate. Today, with Labour in Wales, patients are being treated because we got round the table and made a deal. More Tory chaos, or change with Labour. That is the choice on 4 July. https://t.co/g4sUBMZjew
He said Labour was willing to negotiate with doctors on pay https://t.co/odtD4oZAPv
Thousands of #doctors go on #strike in #England a week before the #UK #GeneralElection https://t.co/Gpo7U9iDeL
Wes Streeting says he is βoptimisticβ of resolving the junior doctors' strike if Labour wins the election https://t.co/odtD4oZAPv
π‘οΈ Health leaders have warned that junior doctorsβ strikes hitting the NHS during the spell of hot weather throughout the UK this week poses a risk to patients as the demand for care will rise π Big Read by @AlannahFrancis1 https://t.co/Y89JTqnAym
Thousands of doctors in England are staging their 11th walkout on Thursday in a long-running dispute with the government over pay and working conditions, disrupting hospital services just days before the U.K. general election. https://t.co/Ym6bDyelHo
The United Kingdom's National Health Service has warned that patients will experience significant disruption as the latest junior doctor strike coincides with the hottest week of the year so far. https://t.co/oHmvKkEybe
Thousands of #doctors in #England are staging their 11th walkout in a long-running dispute with the government over pay and working conditions, disrupting hospital services just days before the UK general #election. https://t.co/ytFUk2HPxo
British Medical Association junior doctors committee co-chairman, Dr Robert Laurenson talks about why #juniordoctors are currently on strike. #JuniorDoctorsStrike https://t.co/jg7ARKEXdn
Our NHS staff are the backbone of the health service, but they're overworked and underpaid. They've been pushed to breaking point and they deserve so much better. That's why junior doctors are striking today, demanding fair pay and funding for our NHS. They have my support π
Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn spoke to junior doctors on the picket line outside St Thomasβ Hospital. He said: βIβm just here to show my support for junior doctors and support for our National Health Service.β They are on strike in a long-running pay dispute. https://t.co/nx0hCkMbrT
11th strike of junior doctor pay dispute begins https://t.co/2BdiT77u11 #bbcsouthnews
Thousands Of Doctors In England Begin Fresh Strike Days Before General Election | Sahara Reporters https://t.co/8IkUlOh0AT https://t.co/vOJeA7RqtL
The NHS has warned of 'major disruption' to services as a five-day walkout by junior doctors organised by @TheBMA gets underway across England, ITV News Health Correspondent @BeccaBarry reports https://t.co/BXeLirGCvS https://t.co/kyZET2KdYU
The next government and junior doctors must βsit down and work it outβ with a view to ending strikes, former doctor and author Adam Kay has urged βοΈ: @StormLNewton https://t.co/3SGk8ZTM4p
Junior doctors have said that the Labour shadow health secretary appears to be βlisteningβ to their demands about pay, as the 11th round of strikes begins on Thursday https://t.co/WUjCjBlXzo
Junior doctors are striking from today in a long-running dispute over pay. Members of the @BMA_JuniorDocs are on picket lines. Our senior reporter @Karenlyl is at one of them in North Yorkshire: https://t.co/lF8dVhALW0
Junior Doctors are out on the picket line this morning outside St Thomasβs Hospital in Waterloo in a row over pay. Health Secretary Victoria Atkins says they βcommit to getting back into the negotiating room immediately after the electionβ. https://t.co/ZwMxkOJYob
Junior doctors' pay has fallen by 26% since 2010, whilst their workload and NHS waiting lists hit record highs. They're fighting for fair pay, patient safety and for the future of our NHS. They have my full support. Solidarity! @BMA_JuniorDocs #PayRestoration #DoctorsStrike https://t.co/JuIlDBI7Ot
"If an incoming government under Keir Starmer wants to continue lying, then strikes will have to continue." Healthcare staff are the only workers who have not received pay restoration, says Dr @RobLaurensonD4P, on the first day another wave of junior doctors' strike. πΊ Sky 501 https://t.co/AGiqlWtjls
More strike action could take place in the summer if the next government does not move forward with negotiations with junior doctors in a βtimely mannerβ, medics have warned as they started a five-day walkout across England βοΈ: @ellapickover https://t.co/GquFKl4PQZ
π¬π§ Starmer Squares Up To Striking Doctors: I Won't Give 35% Rise β«... Starmer used his strongest language yet to warn Labour will not meet their pay demands β«@DavidPBMaddox @Geordie_Greig @rebeccasmt β«https://t.co/FDCHyXkBAI π #frontpagestoday #digital #UK @Independent π¬π§ https://t.co/ej7s72KcFX
Hospitals warn of disruption as doctors strike https://t.co/0Ev4xiQ5Sy
Fears over latest junior doctors strike amid 30C heatwave and warning of risk of 'increased mortality' https://t.co/xAQa3c1pRJ
Five-day hospital junior doctorsβ strike that started 7am in England is a warning shot at an incoming UK Labour Government to open serious pay negotiations. Avoiding a 12th walkout would be crucial to reducing waiting near record waiting g lists inherited from the Conservatives.
Thread- Today junior doctors embark on another 5 day strike- their 11th- and with NHS bosses warning about impact during a heatwave. Weβve repeatedly seen how these impact appointments hugely. So will they be solved? 1/