Overview

• Fewer than a third of eligible resident doctors joined the walkout, reflecting a 7.5% drop in turnout from last year
• NHS England reports that 93% of planned operations, tests and procedures went ahead, treating 10,000 more patients than during the previous strike
• The BMA has challenged the participation data as unreliable due to complex work patterns and overlapping leave schedules
• Health Secretary Wes Streeting condemned the action as unnecessary and damaging to patients, while NHS chief Sir James Mackey warned that repeat strikes would be unacceptable
• Pay talks resume this week with the BMA demanding a 29% pay rise to reverse long-term real-terms erosion and the government resisting further headline increases