Overview
- The British Medical Association confirmed resident doctors will walk out from 7am on 14 November to 7am on 19 November in England.
- Wes Streeting’s offer proposed 2,000 additional specialty training places over three years, with half available this year, plus government payment of mandatory exam and professional membership fees.
- The health secretary said he will not increase headline pay for 2025–26 due to financial pressures and set a deadline of Thursday 6 November for acceptance, warning parts of the non-pay package could be withdrawn if strikes proceed.
- The BMA’s resident doctors committee rejected the proposal as too limited, highlighting 30,000 applicants competing for roughly 10,000 training posts and reiterating its demand for a multi-year pay deal.
- Streeting said each strike round costs the NHS about £240 million and harms patients, as NHS leaders shift focus to limiting disruption during the five-day action.