Overview
- The British Medical Association says no new offer has arrived to avert the national walkout from 7am on November 14 to 7am on November 19.
- Wes Streeting estimates the strike will cost the NHS about £240 million and warns some non-pay measures he proposed may be unaffordable if it goes ahead.
- NHS England chief Sir Jim Mackey told trusts to keep most services running, targeting at least 95% of elective activity and rescheduling only in exceptional cases.
- Ministers cite a 28.9% average uplift for resident doctors over three years and reject further headline pay, while the BMA seeks roughly a mid‑20s restoration for long-term pay erosion.
- Local leaders warn of significant disruption as resident doctors comprise about half the medical workforce, with past strikes forcing large numbers of appointment changes and early winter flu pressures raising risks.