🔗 Share this article Resident Doctors in England to Stage Five-Day Strike in November Doctors in the UK are set to stage a five-day walkout in November, in protest over jobs and pay. Walkout Information The BMA stated that resident doctors will walk out for five consecutive days from November 14 at 7am to 7am on 19 November. Resident doctors, who make up nearly 50% of all medical staff in the NHS, are taking this action after unsuccessful talks with the government. Reasons Behind the Strike The chair of the BMA’s resident doctors committee stated, “This is not where we wanted to be. We have been negotiating for the past week with officials, urging the health secretary to resolve the crisis of doctors going unemployed.” “Our survey reveals 50% of second-year physicians in England are facing unemployment, their talents being unused whilst countless individuals wait endlessly for treatment and shifts in hospitals remain vacant. This cannot continue.” He added, “We talked with the government in good faith, hoping the health secretary to understand that a deal offering solutions to slowly restore the pay reductions over several years, giving newly trained doctors a raise of only £1 per hour for the coming four years.” “We trusted the government would recognize that our demands are not just fair but are in the best interests of the public and our those we treat and would also help stop our doctors leaving the NHS.” Who Are Resident Physicians? Resident doctors have as much as eight years of experience practicing in hospitals, based on their field, or as many as three years in general practice. More details will follow soon.