🔗 Share this article Resident Doctors in the UK to Begin Five-Day Walkout in November Doctors in England are set to begin a five-day strike next month, due to disputes regarding jobs and pay. Walkout Information The BMA stated that junior physicians will walk out for five consecutive days from 7am on 14 November to November 19 at 7am. Junior physicians, who make up about half of all doctors in the NHS, are taking this action after unsuccessful talks with the government. Causes of the Walkout Dr Jack Fletcher commented, “We did not want to reach this point. We have been negotiating for the past week with government, urging the health minister to end the crisis of unemployed physicians.” “We know from our own survey 50% of second-year physicians in England are facing unemployment, their skills going to waste whilst countless individuals endure long waits for care and shifts in hospitals remain vacant. This is a situation which cannot go on.” He added, “We talked with the government in good faith, keen for the minister to see that a deal including options to gradually reverse the cuts to pay over several years, giving newly trained doctors a pay increase of just a pound an hour for the coming four years.” “We hoped the government would see that our demands are not just reasonable but are in the interest of the community and our patients and would also help prevent our doctors leaving the NHS.” About Resident Doctors Junior physicians have as much as eight years of experience practicing in hospitals, based on their field, or up to three years in primary care. Further information are expected soon.