Members rejected the offer and as a result resident doctors will down their stethoscopes and stage a five-day strike starting at 7am on Wednesday. The BMA said that 83% of resident doctors voted to carry on with strike action while 17% said that the offer was enough. “Tens of thousands of frontline doctors have come together to say ‘no’ to what is clearly too little, too late. “Resident doctors have already had a 28.9% pay rise – there is no justification for striking just because this fantasy demand has not been met. “I am appealing to ordinary resident doctors to go to work this week.

Source: The Times December 15, 2025 13:14 UTC