- Resident doctors in England, represented by the British Medical Association, have voted in favour of strike action.
- The doctors are demanding a 29 per cent pay rise, arguing their wages are 20 per cent lower in real terms than in 2008.
- The industrial action threatens major disruption to the NHS, potentially leading to hundreds of thousands of cancelled appointments.
- Downing Street has stated that pay negotiations will not be reopened, asserting that resident doctors have received significant pay awards.
- The BMA maintains there is still time to avert strikes if the health secretary offers a credible path to pay restoration.
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