About 25,000 BMA members begin five-day action at 7am that some union leaders say will achieve littleJunior doctors in England will strike today for the 11th time over pay, amid concern in their union that a stoppage so close to the general election is an “own goal”.Senior figures in the British Medical Association (BMA) believe the strike is pointless and “naive” and risks irritating Labour, which looks likely to be in power by next Friday and asked the union to call it off. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jun/27/junior-doctors-strike-in-england-despite-risk-of-scoring-own-goal
Author : Denis Campbell Health policy editor
Publish date : 2024-06-27 06:00:30
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