Overview

• England’s resident doctors will strike from July 25 to 30 over a pay dispute, demanding a 29% rise to restore real-terms earnings lost since 2008
• Health Secretary Wes Streeting has called off engagement on non-pay issues to concentrate government efforts on mitigating strike impact
• NHS England chief executive Sir Jim Mackey has instructed trusts to maintain non-urgent planned care, a move the BMA warns risks overstretching senior doctors
• The BMA remains open to non-pay negotiations only if the government presents a credible path to full pay restoration
• A YouGov poll shows 52% of Britons oppose the strike and NHS Sussex has urged patients to use 111 services and reserve A&E for emergencies