Overview

• Fewer than one in three resident doctors joined the July 25–30 strike, a 7.5% drop equating to nearly 1,300 fewer participants than in June 2024.
• Early NHS England figures confirm 93% of scheduled operations, tests and procedures proceeded despite the walkout.
• The service treated approximately 10,000 more patients than during last year’s junior doctors’ strike.
• Health Secretary Wes Streeting condemned the action as “damaging” and “unnecessary,” while Sir James Mackey acknowledged that thousands still faced care disruptions and called for fresh talks.
• The British Medical Association’s demand for a 29% pay rise to reverse real-terms erosion since 2008 remains unresolved as both sides are urged back to the negotiating table.