First Minister Humza Yousaf has warned surgeries will be cancelled as NHS staff take industrial action.
"I was given an update on the negotiations with the BMA and on the work being done by NHS Scotland to limit the significant impact on patients as far as possible," he said."However, we have to be upfront with the public, a junior doctors' strike would cause major disruption and result in the significant cancellation of treatment, surgery and care the NHS is able to provide.
Dr Chris Smith said: "Junior doctors in Scotland have consistently and strongly made clear that the pay offers made so far by the Scottish government are not yet sufficient to demonstrate a commitment to reverse the years of pay erosion we have suffered, which has seen pay reduced by 28.5% since 2008."
"It is on that basis we have reluctantly been pushed to announce strike dates for later this month - and in doing so we gave extra time for health boards and the Scottish government to prepare."Mr Yousaf also visited NHS Forth Valley to mark the 75th anniversary of the founding of the NHS.
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