Overview
- The BMA announced on Wednesday a four-day walkout that will run from 7am on Monday 15 June to 6.59am on Friday 19 June.
- Union leaders said talks with James Murray produced no new money or firm job commitments and demanded a credible offer with concrete new training posts and clear progress on pay restoration.
- Mr Murray said he was disappointed the BMA would not continue talks and called the union’s additional pay demands unrealistic and unaffordable after recent multi-year rises.
- This will be the 16th resident-doctor strike since 2023 and media reporting says the cumulative cost of the walkouts has topped about £3 billion, with trusts planning to reschedule routine care and protect emergencies.
- The BMA holds a mandate for action through August, is balloting other grades of doctors, and has warned it may announce further strikes in July if negotiations do not move on jobs and pay, an outcome that could deepen staffing and service pressures as thousands of doctors leave the NHS.