Overview

• The BMA is demanding an additional 20 percent pay rise on top of last year’s 22.3 percent and the government’s recent 5.4 percent offer to reverse a 23 percent real-terms pay decline since 2008.
• If approved, strike action could begin in July and run through January 2026, targeting the NHS’s busiest winter period.
• Committee leaders warn that consultants and specialist doctors may join coordinated walkouts, risking widespread disruption to patient care.
• Health Secretary Wes Streeting has rejected calls for higher pay, pointing out that resident doctors received the largest public sector award this year.
• A YouGov poll finds 48 percent of Britons oppose strikes by resident doctors while 39 percent support industrial action.