🔗 Share this article Junior Physicians in the UK to Stage Five-Day Walkout Next Month Doctors in England are set to stage a five-day walkout in November, in protest over pay and employment. Strike Details The British Medical Association (BMA) stated that junior physicians will walk out for five consecutive days from November 14 at 7am to 7am on 19 November. Junior physicians, who make up about half of all medical staff in the NHS, are taking this action after failed negotiations with the government. Reasons Behind the Strike Dr Jack Fletcher commented, “This is not where we wanted to be. We have been negotiating for the past week with government, urging the health minister to end the scandal of doctors going unemployed.” “We know from our own survey half of second-year doctors in England are struggling to find jobs, their skills going to waste whilst millions of patients endure long waits for care and hospital shifts remain vacant. This cannot continue.” He continued, “We negotiated sincerely, hoping the minister to understand that a deal including options to slowly restore the cuts to pay over several years, providing newly trained doctors a raise of only £1 per hour for the next four years.” “We hoped the government would recognize that our asks are not just fair but are in the best interests of the community and our patients and would also help prevent our physicians leaving the health service.” About Resident Doctors Junior physicians have anywhere up to eight years’ experience practicing in hospitals, based on their field, or as many as three years in primary care. Further information are expected soon.