🔗 Share this article Resident Physicians in the UK to Stage Five-Day Walkout Next Month Medical professionals in England are set to begin a five consecutive day walkout in November, due to disputes regarding jobs and pay. Walkout Information The BMA announced that junior physicians will walk out for five consecutive days from November 14 at 7am to November 19 at 7am. Junior physicians, who constitute about half of all doctors in the NHS, are proceeding with the strike after failed negotiations with the health department. Causes of the Walkout Dr Jack Fletcher stated, “This is not where we wanted to be. We have spent the last week in talks with government, urging the health secretary to end the crisis of doctors going unemployed.” “We know from our own survey half of second-year doctors in England are struggling to find jobs, their skills going to waste whilst countless individuals endure long waits for care and hospital shifts go unfilled. This cannot continue.” He continued, “We negotiated sincerely, keen for the minister to see that a agreement including options to slowly restore the cuts to pay over several years, providing newly trained doctors a raise of only £1 per hour for the next four years.” “We trusted the authorities would see that our asks are not just fair but are in the interest of the public and our those we treat and would also help prevent our doctors departing from the NHS.” About Resident Doctors Resident doctors have as much as eight years of experience practicing in hospitals, depending on their specialty, or up to three years in primary care. More details will follow soon.