Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleNHS resident doctors outside St Thomas' Hospital in London, during strike action across England in 2025 (PA)Resident doctors in England, represented by the British Medical Association (BMA), have announced a four-day strike from 15-19 June over an ongoing pay dispute. The decision follows the BMA's rejection of the Government's latest pay offer, which they deemed insufficient and lacking concrete commitments on jobs. The announcement comes after newly appointed Health Secretary James Murray met with BMA representatives for the first time, but the union stated his offer did not improve upon previous proposals. Dr Jack Fletcher, chair of the resident doctors committee, criticised Mr Murray for not taking a "genuine opportunity to break this logjam" and for offering "no further money on the table" or concrete job commitments. Mr Murray expressed disappointment, calling the BMA's demands "unrealistic, unaffordable, and unsustainable" and urging them to reconsider, citing a 33.4 per cent pay rise for resident doctors over the past four years. In fullResident doctors to walk out yet again in fresh strikes next monthThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Resident doctors announce four-day strike next month in latest walkout over pay
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleNHS resident doctors outside St Thomas' Hospital in London, during strike action across England in 2025 (PA)Resident doctors in England, represented by the British Medical Association (BMA), have announced a four-day strike from 15-19 June over an ongoing pay dispute. The decision follows the BMA's rejection of the Government's latest pay offer, which they deemed insufficient and lacking concrete commitments on jobs. The announcement comes after newly appointed Health Secretary James Murray met with BMA representatives for the first time, but the union stated his offer did not improve upon previous proposals. Dr Jack Fletcher, chair of the resident doctors committee, criticised Mr Murray for not taking a "genuine opportunity to break this logjam" and for offering "no further money on the table" or concrete job commitments. Mr Murray expressed disappointment, calling the BMA's demands "unrealistic, unaffordable, and unsustainable" and urging them to reconsider, citing a 33.4 per cent pay rise for resident doctors over the past four years. In fullResident doctors to walk out yet again in fresh strikes next monthThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
