Resident Doctors in Wakefield to Go on Strike in Dispute Over Pay and Jobs

Resident doctors in the Wakefield district and around the country are set to go on strike in a dispute over pay and jobs. The strike, announced after a collapse in talks between the Government and the British Medical Association, will run from November 14 to November 19. The industrial action is a result of a breakdown in negotiations over pay, with the BMA arguing that doctors' pay is a fifth less than in 2008 when inflation is taken into account.

Key Takeaways:

• The strike will run from 7am on November 14 to 7am on November 19, affecting hospitals in the Wakefield district and around the country.
• The dispute is over pay and jobs, with the BMA arguing that doctors' pay is a fifth less than in 2008 when inflation is taken into account.
• The BMA proposed a deal that included 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 next four years.
• The Health Secretary has said he would not negotiate on pay, despite the BMA's efforts to find a compromise.
• The strike is set to cause disruption at hospitals, with the Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS advising patients to call the NHS 111 service before coming to emergency departments.

Statistics:

• 30%: The pay rise received by resident doctors in the past three years, which the BMA argues is not enough to keep up with inflation.
• 5: The number of years since 2008 that doctors' pay has decreased by a fifth when inflation is taken into account.
• 7am: The time when the strike will begin on November 14 and end on November 19.

Sources:

• The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS
• The British Medical Association
• The Government ((times of publication not specified)
• BBC News (pub. Nov 17)