Health Secretary urges doctors to vote no in strike ballot
Health / Tue 27th May 2025 at 07:07am
HEALTH Secretary Wes Streeting has urged doctors in England to “vote no” in a ballot on industrial action which gets under way on Tuesday reports the BBC.
In a BBC interview, he urged resident doctors, the new name for junior doctors, to “work with the government” and warned strikes risked hampering the progress being made in the NHS.
He said it was in no-one’s interests for strikes to take place.
Last week it was announced resident doctors would be getting a 5.4% average pay rise this year – more than other doctors, nurses and teachers.
But resident doctors, who took part in 11 strikes in 2023 and 2024, said it was not enough to make up for below-inflation pay awards since 2008.
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Kim
2025-05-27 08:43:54
Well he would say that wouldn't he.of course he doesn't want a strike, There popularity is as low,as the earth's core. Labour and Conservative, so low infact there falling out the paper. That's what you get for lieing to a nation.
Brian
2025-05-27 16:53:49
Yes Mr doctor don't strike please because already I ring at 8am to be told.."we're sorry we are fully booked for today".
David Forman
2025-05-28 09:52:21
It is worth remembering that the Royal College of Nursing said it was "grotesque" nurses were getting less than doctors for the second year in a row. Nurses deserve better than that.
Adrienne
2025-05-29 21:10:33
They do .They work long hours sometimes double shifts. We could do with treating them with more respect. They are on their feet all day . They are very caring people and we should show them a bit more appreciation.❤️
Adrienne
2025-05-31 21:57:00
And a 2 million pound sticking plaster (if they actually get it). It should be 2 Billion pounds. Sorry no deal. You need a serious response to PahThen people may start to take Westminster seriously. Without a hospital how on earth do you think the staff can operate. Perhaps we could make a few mud huts. That's what the cavemen did . Wake up labour or we are all going to do what Tony Durcan did
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