Tens of thousands of appointments have been postponed today - latest
The co-chairman of the British Medical Association junior doctors’ committee has said the 35% pay rise the union has asked for is 'not a tall ask'.“This uplift that we’re asking for is only to reverse the pay cuts that we’ve had, doctors have had more than a 26% real-terms pay cut over the last 15 years.
Dr Trivedi added that the 96-hour walkout by junior doctors could be stopped if Health Secretary Steve Barclay would approach negotiations with a 'credible offer'.National medical director of NHS England Professor Sir Stephen Powis has warned services 'will be stretched', adding the junior doctor strikes 'will cause significant disruption'.
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