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| Junior doctor strike warning for March | Junior doctor strike warning for March |
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| Junior doctors in England could stage a three-day walkout in March, a union has warned the government. | Junior doctors in England could stage a three-day walkout in March, a union has warned the government. |
| A ballot for the industrial action will open on Monday, the British Medical Association has confirmed. | A ballot for the industrial action will open on Monday, the British Medical Association has confirmed. |
| Like recent strikes by nurses and ambulance crews, the dispute centres around pay amid rising inflation. | Like recent strikes by nurses and ambulance crews, the dispute centres around pay amid rising inflation. |
| The current pay agreement for junior doctors ends in March 2023 - and the government says increasing pay in line with inflation is unaffordable. | The current pay agreement for junior doctors ends in March 2023 - and the government says increasing pay in line with inflation is unaffordable. |
| Inflation - the rate prices rise at - is now 11.1%, the highest level for 40 years. | Inflation - the rate prices rise at - is now 11.1%, the highest level for 40 years. |
| Below inflation pay rises add up to a 26.1% real-terms cut for junior doctors in England since 2008-09, the BMA says. | Below inflation pay rises add up to a 26.1% real-terms cut for junior doctors in England since 2008-09, the BMA says. |
| Basic pay for a new junior doctor is about £29,000 a year - though most will also receive overtime and unsocial-hours shift payments. | Basic pay for a new junior doctor is about £29,000 a year - though most will also receive overtime and unsocial-hours shift payments. |
| Junior doctors - those who have just graduated from medical school through to those with many years of experience on the front line - walked out of routine and emergency care in 2016. | Junior doctors - those who have just graduated from medical school through to those with many years of experience on the front line - walked out of routine and emergency care in 2016. |
| Strikes taking place in January | Strikes taking place in January |
| Why NHS strikes are happening | Why NHS strikes are happening |
| Who could be banned from striking? | Who could be banned from striking? |
| Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said he is working on "new tough laws" to protect people from strike disruption. | Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said he is working on "new tough laws" to protect people from strike disruption. |
| The government says it will consult on the adequate level of coverage for the emergency sectors, "recognising that disruption to blue-light services puts lives at immediate risk". | The government says it will consult on the adequate level of coverage for the emergency sectors, "recognising that disruption to blue-light services puts lives at immediate risk". |
| For other sectors, including other health services, education, nuclear decommissioning, transport and border security, the government says it hopes to continue reaching voluntary agreements on minimum provision. | For other sectors, including other health services, education, nuclear decommissioning, transport and border security, the government says it hopes to continue reaching voluntary agreements on minimum provision. |
| 'No choice' | 'No choice' |
| About 45,000 junior doctors in England will be balloted from Monday. If they strike, NHS trusts will have to arrange emergency cover to ensure patient safety. A ballot is planned in Scotland soon too. | About 45,000 junior doctors in England will be balloted from Monday. If they strike, NHS trusts will have to arrange emergency cover to ensure patient safety. A ballot is planned in Scotland soon too. |
| Dr Vivek Trivedi and Dr Robert Laurenson, who co-chair the BMA junior doctors committee, said: "The prime minister says his door, and that of the health secretary, are 'always open.' This simply is not true. | Dr Vivek Trivedi and Dr Robert Laurenson, who co-chair the BMA junior doctors committee, said: "The prime minister says his door, and that of the health secretary, are 'always open.' This simply is not true. |
| "All our calls to meet, and letters to the health secretary and his immediate predecessors, have been ignored. | "All our calls to meet, and letters to the health secretary and his immediate predecessors, have been ignored. |
| "When we are faced with such resolute ongoing silence despite all our attempts to start negotiations, then we are left with no choice but to act. | "When we are faced with such resolute ongoing silence despite all our attempts to start negotiations, then we are left with no choice but to act. |
| "Junior doctors are not worth a quarter less than they were 15 years ago nor do they deserve to be valued so little by their own government." | "Junior doctors are not worth a quarter less than they were 15 years ago nor do they deserve to be valued so little by their own government." |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| UK ambulance services | UK ambulance services |
| Doctors | Doctors |
| NHS | NHS |
| British Medical Association (BMA) |