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Resident doctors in England vote to extend strike mandate, union says
About 93% of BMA resident doctors in England voted to continue strikes over pay cuts and training job shortages, with turnout at 53%, escalating pressure on the UK government.
- In a BMA ballot, resident doctors voted to extend their strike mandate, with 93% supporting and a 53% turnout, according to the union.
- The ballot followed a recommendation seen as a pay cut this year by the health secretary, despite resident doctors receiving nearly 30% pay rises in three years.
- The union said a deal is possible involving a new jobs package and multi-year fair pay increases, adding `None of this needs to mean more strikes.`
- Without thousands more training posts, bottlenecks will continue to rob brilliant young doctors of their careers, while in recent weeks the government has shown an improved approach in tone compared with last year.
- Competition for specialty places shows there were more than 30,000 applicants for 10,000 specialty training places this year, the union pointed to job shortages worsening recruitment.
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Doctors in England vote for six more months of strike action
Resident doctors in England have voted to continue industrial action for another six months, in their dispute over pay and jobs. The British Medical Association said just over half of eligible members took part in the ballot and 93 per cent voted yes.
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Great Yorkshire RadioResident doctors vote to continue industrial action for another six months
While the BMA says 93.4% of members who voted backed further strike action, government figures claim this equates to around 33% of England's 81,000 resident doctors.
·United Kingdom
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Doctors vote in favour of continuing industrial action
The union urged the Government to act to prevent further strikes.
·London, United Kingdom
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