🔗 Share this article Resident Physicians in the UK to Stage Five-Day Strike in November Medical professionals in the UK are set to begin a five consecutive day walkout next month, in protest over jobs and pay. Walkout Information The BMA stated that junior physicians will strike for five consecutive days from November 14 at 7am to 7am on 19 November. Resident doctors, who make up nearly 50% of all doctors in the NHS, are taking this action after failed negotiations with the government. Reasons Behind the Strike Dr Jack Fletcher stated, “We did not want to reach this point. We have been negotiating for the past week with officials, urging the health secretary to resolve the crisis of unemployed physicians.” “Our survey reveals half of second-year doctors in England are struggling to find jobs, their talents being unused whilst countless individuals wait endlessly for treatment and shifts in hospitals remain vacant. This is a situation which cannot go on.” He added, “We negotiated sincerely, keen for the health secretary to understand that a deal offering solutions to slowly restore the pay reductions over a number of years, giving recent graduates a pay increase of just a pound an hour for the coming four years.” “We trusted the authorities would see that our asks are not just reasonable but are in the best interests of the community and our patients and would also help prevent our physicians departing from the health service.” About Resident Doctors Resident doctors have as much as eight years of experience practicing in hospitals, depending on their specialty, or as many as three years in general practice. More details will follow soon.