LONDON, United Kingdom – Junior docs in England will stroll out for 4 days from Aug. 11-15, their fifth spherical of strikes to date in a long-running pay dispute with the federal government, the British Medical Association (BMA) mentioned on Wednesday.
Earlier this month junior docs have been provided a 6% pay rise and 1,250 pound ($1,615) consolidated improve as a part of a broader spherical of public sector pay awards for 2023/24 made by the federal government in a bid to finish months of crippling strikes.
But the BMA, which represents about 45,000 junior docs in England, mentioned the supply was nonetheless a pay minimize in actual phrases and described it as having “missed a huge opportunity.”
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has mentioned it was a closing supply and the federal government won’t negotiate once more.
“It is not for Rishi Sunak to decide that negotiations are over before he has even stepped in the room. This dispute will end only at the negotiating table,” co-chairs of the BMA junior docs committee Robert Laurenson and Vivek Trivedi mentioned.
Junior well being minister Will Quince mentioned the announcement of additional strikes was “hugely disappointing”.
“Our award balances the need to keep inflation in check while recognizing the incredibly important work they do. I urge the BMA to put patients first by ending their hugely disruptive strikes immediately,” he mentioned in an announcement. ($1 = 0.7739 kilos) — Reuters
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
