UK Junior Doctors Stage 15th Pay Strike Amid Inflation Fight

Doctors in England began a six-day walkout on Tuesday, marking their 15th strike in just over three years. Resident doctors say they need a further pay rise to make up for real-term losses caused by inflation. They previously secured a 28.9% increase over three years. Health Minister Wes Streeting criticised the latest stoppage, calling earlier rises “whopping” and warning it will cost the NHS £300 million. He argues the government cannot afford the union’s demand for pay restoration to 2008 levels in the current economic climate. The British Medical Association insists its members deserve full compensation for years of earnings erosion. Both sides remain deadlocked, even after the government offered priority training posts to UK-trained doctors.

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