Junior doctors in England have commenced a five-day strike, marking their 11th walkout since March last year. The strike, driven by a long-running pay dispute, coincides with the hottest week of the year and is expected to cause major disruption to NHS services. The British Medical Association (BMA) is advocating for a 35% pay rise to be phased in over several years. The strike comes just days before the UK general election, adding political pressure on the government. Health leaders have warned that the combination of the strike and the heatwave poses significant risks to patient care. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has failed to avert further action. Further strikes are anticipated if negotiations do not progress.
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🌡️ Health leaders have warned that junior doctors’ 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 🔎 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
Solidarity with striking junior doctors today, who have faced years of falling pay and rising workloads in our struggling health service. They work so hard to support us. Let's keep supporting them! Their fight for pay restoration is a fight for a better NHS for all of us. https://t.co/cmMllkTtIb
NHS special with striking junior doctor @talthegooner on my @DailyMirror political show Poll Position. After 11 walkouts in England is a deal possible with an incoming UK Labour Government to reduce NHS waiting lists? Watch her https://t.co/3hnTlbMflr
UK junior doctors begin five-day strike ahead of general election over pay dispute https://t.co/OWCWyHEmSi https://t.co/8ySlFRGhTu
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
Hospital doctors in England launch new strike ahead of election https://t.co/YZIDn1sXdG
11th strike of junior doctor pay dispute begins https://t.co/2BdiT77u11 #bbcsouthnews
11th strike of junior doctor pay dispute begins https://t.co/mjGNLV4JQE
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
Thousands of doctors go on strike in England a week before the U.K. general election https://t.co/VqcOpzMsHC
Junior doctors may strike throughout the summer if the next government does not move forward negotiations in a “timely manner”, medics have warned as they started a five-day walkout across England @PMGallagher1 reports https://t.co/RrjsJJaJKp
Junior doctors could strike under Labour, union warns as five-day walkout begins https://t.co/ntWA2KrZTk
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 have gone on strike in England - with warnings of more strikes after the election if negotiations don't move forward https://t.co/pILilH248I
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
More strike action could take place in the summer if the next government does not move forward with negotiations with junior doctors in a “timely manner”, medics have warned as they started a five-day walkout across England ✍️: @ellapickover https://t.co/GquFKl4PQZ
.@WilfredFrost: "Is it provocative [for junior doctors] to strike this week?" @bphillipsonMP: 'It's disappointing. I wish the strikes weren't going ahead. It represents a long-standing failure to reach an agreement." https://t.co/Vg4U63jpKx 📺 Sky 501 and YouTube https://t.co/EjhMhJPsyA
Solidarity with our #juniordoctors forced to strike to raise the alarm for patients🚨 to save the #NHS and to put paying “junior” doctors properly front & centre at this election. The Green Party backs full #payrestoration We can’t afford not to invest in them @BMA_JuniorDocs https://t.co/2zPAUDU1XP
Junior doctors have warned of further strikes to come this summer, as thousands of medics begin a five-day walkout across England https://t.co/nabmUyYnHB
Five-day hospital junior doctors’ 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.
Junior doctors in England begin a five-day strike, warning of more action if negotiations stall. https://t.co/o2LNZ0bgCD
Junior doctors today embark on their eleventh round of strikes in England, after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak failed to avert further action by committing to restoring their pay. There will be 5 days of strike action until Tuesday 2nd July.
Full solidarity with the striking @BMA_JuniorDocs Their fight is our fight because it’s about the survival of our NHS and pay justice for Junior Doctors will be at the heart of that fight✊ #DoctorsStrike #PayRestoration https://t.co/CW7umIB7ZE
Junior doctors in England have begun a five-day strike – the 11th walkout in their long-running pay dispute. Health correspondent Dominic Hughes had more details on #BBCBreakfast https://t.co/nOj4sWRfQL https://t.co/BRmuEH0CT4
Junior doctors in England will begin a 5-day strike in the next hour - this will be the 11th walkout since March last year. The British Medical Association is calling for a 35% pay rise to be phased in over a number of years. @NityaGRajan reports. https://t.co/vF4bw8gI9S
Junior doctors' five-day strike begins https://t.co/2Qsm0MNadq
11th strike of junior doctor pay dispute to begin https://t.co/tsSub5MX57
'Junior doctors are on strike from tomorrow for five days. Do you condemn that action in the middle of a general election campaign?' @wesstreeting says one of his 'first calls will be to the BMA' if Labour win the election Election latest ➡️ https://t.co/YTjWsHbBZ9 📺 Sky 501 https://t.co/qz6gbuqbr8
The NHS is expecting "major disruption" because of the heatwave and junior doctors' strike https://t.co/tqcyUKJkPc