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UK Health Secretary to Initiate Junior Doctor Pay Talks

Wes Streeting announces negotiations to address long-standing pay disputes amid NHS crisis

  • Discussions with the British Medical Association to start next week.
  • Junior doctors demand a 35% pay rise after years of below-inflation increases.
  • Recent strikes led to the postponement of nearly 68,000 medical appointments.
  • Labour government aims to improve working conditions and NHS services.
  • Streeting stresses the need for honesty about the challenges facing the NHS.
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