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Doctors Strike After Rejected Pay Proposal from Streeting

11/6/2025

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Wes Streeting's failed bid to resolve the dispute with resident doctors in England led to a five-day strike starting November 14.
Wes Streeting proposed doubling the number of specialty training posts and covering exam costs.
The British Medical Association rejected the offer as insufficient.
Dr. Jack Fletcher of the British Medical Association criticized the proposal as leaving doctors jobless.
Fletcher called for a multi-year pay deal to address salary losses.

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Wes Streeting's failed bid to resolve the dispute with resident doctors in England led to a five-day strike starting November 14.
Wes Streeting proposed doubling the number of specialty training posts and covering exam costs.
The British Medical Association rejected the offer as insufficient.
Dr. Jack Fletcher of the British Medical Association criticized the proposal as leaving doctors jobless.
Fletcher called for a multi-year pay deal to address salary losses.