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Photos You Should See View All 21 ImagesThe Conservative government has said it won't negotiate unless the union calls off the strike. “I ask the junior doctors’ committee to cancel their action and come back to the table to find a way forward for patients and our NHS." Britain has endured a year of rolling strikes across the health sector as staff sought pay rises to offset the soaring cost of living. If it goes ahead, the strike would be the junior doctors' last on the current mandate, which expires at the end of the month. “He bears responsibility for the canceled operations and appointments desperate patients will face once again,” said Wes Streeting, Labour's health spokesman.
Persons: Robert Laurenson, Vivek Trivedi, , Victoria Atkins, Rishi Sunak, , Wes Streeting Organizations: British Medical Association, Health Service, BMA, Conservative, NHS, Labour Party Locations: England, Britain
UK doctors begin three-day strike in pay dispute
  + stars: | 2023-03-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
LONDON, March 13 (Reuters) - Thousands of junior doctors in England walked out on Monday in three-day strike that will disrupt patient care, as they protest over pay they say can work out at less per hour than a barista. Junior doctors in Britain are qualified physicians, often with several years of experience. [1/3] People attend a protest by junior doctors, amid a dispute with the government over pay, outside St Thomas' Hospital in London, Britain, March 13, 2023. Last month, 98% of the nearly 37,000 who took part in the BMA's strike ballot voted in favour. Robert Laurenson, co-chair of the BMA's Junior Doctors Committee, said they had seen a real terms pay cut over the last 15 years due to public sector wage freezes.
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