Overview
- Resident doctors in England are midway through a five-day walkout that began Friday and runs until 7am on Wednesday.
- NHS chief executive Sir James Mackey told hospital leaders turnout is down on all 12 previous rounds, with trusts sustaining at least 95% of planned activity.
- Health Secretary Wes Streeting urged doctors to return to work, blamed BMA leaders for refusing to put the government’s offer to a vote, and warned the round could cost about £240m.
- The BMA approved a safety derogation for maternity services in Nottingham, bringing resident doctors back for specific labour ward shifts over the weekend.
- A Savanta poll suggested nearly half of resident doctors thought the strike should be called off, a finding the BMA disputes due to the survey’s size and composition.