Resident Doctors in York and North Yorkshire to Go on Strike

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Resident doctors in York and North Yorkshire, members of the British Medical Association (BMA), will go on strike for five consecutive days in November, from 7am on November 14 to 7am on November 19, in a dispute over jobs and pay. The strike action has been described as "preposterous" by Health Secretary Wes Streeting, who accused the BMA of "blocking a better deal for doctors." The BMA, however, has emphasized that the strike is necessary due to the "scandal of doctors going unemployed" and the need for "better employment prospects and restoring pay."

Key Takeaways:

  • The strike by resident doctors in York and North Yorkshire will cover five consecutive days, from November 14 to November 19.
  • The British Medical Association (BMA) has called the strike due to the "scandal of doctors going unemployed" and the need for "better employment prospects and restoring pay."
  • Health Secretary Wes Streeting has described the strike as "preposterous" and accused the BMA of "blocking a better deal for doctors."
  • The BMA has argued that the Government has failed to address the issue of doctors going unemployed, with half of second-year doctors in England struggling to find jobs.
  • The BMA has proposed a deal that includes options to gradually reverse the cuts to pay over several years and giving newly trained doctors a pay increase of just £1 an hour for the next four years.
  • The strike action is expected to affect York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, which has plans in place to keep patients safe if the action goes ahead.

Statistics:

  • 50% of second-year doctors in England are struggling to find jobs, according to a BMA survey.
  • Doctors in England have received a 28.9% pay rise, according to Health Secretary Wes Streeting.
  • The proposed pay increase of £1 an hour for newly trained doctors is expected to be in place for four years.

Sources:

  • The British Medical Association (BMA)
  • York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Health Secretary Wes Streeting
  • BMA spokesperson
  • BMA survey