Health Secretary Wes Streeting warns the NHS's busiest period will follow the final day of junior doctors' strikes. He calls the BMA's stance 'hardline' while defending his own tough negotiation position.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting says the NHS is coping during the junior doctors' strike but warns of a difficult recovery period over the busy Christmas holidays. Read the latest.
Over 90% of BMA Scotland's resident doctors have backed strike action in January, demanding a credible pay offer. Health Secretary Neil Gray expresses disappointment and calls for talks.
Junior doctors in England begin a five-day strike over pay, coinciding with a record flu season. NHS leaders warn of severe strain on hospitals, as the government and BMA trade accusations.
Thousands of junior doctors in England begin a five-day strike, the 14th since 2023, over pay erosion and a severe training post shortage, as the NHS faces a winter flu epidemic.
Junior doctors in England begin a five-day strike over pay and training posts, as letters reveal a growing rift with consultants and concerns over the NHS's future. Read the full analysis.
Junior doctors in England have begun a five-day walkout after pay talks with the government collapsed. The strike comes as the NHS faces severe winter pressures. Read the latest.
Junior doctors in England begin a five-day walkout after rejecting the government's pay offer. Health Secretary Wes Streeting failed to reach a deal with the BMA. The strike continues until Monday.
The British Medical Association faces a strike by its own clerical staff over a 2% pay offer, as it supports junior doctors in England in a five-day NHS walkout. Read the full story.
Resident doctors in England start a five-day walkout, their 14th since March 2023, after rejecting a government deal on training places but not pay. NHS leaders warn of significant disruption.
Resident doctors in England begin a five-day strike over pay, causing major disruption to NHS services during a record flu season. Health leaders warn of severe delays.
Health service leaders plead for independent mediation to break the deadlock between Wes Streeting and the BMA, as a five-day junior doctors' strike begins, threatening severe patient disruption.
Resident doctors in England launch a five-day strike, the 14th in 33 months. With public support waning and both sides entrenched, the NHS faces a 'never-ending' dispute. Read the full analysis.
NHS hospitals cancel 38,500 appointments as junior doctors begin a five-day strike after rejecting a government pay offer, compounding a record flu outbreak. Health leaders call for urgent mediation.
Resident doctors in England will strike after rejecting the government's offer, citing a critical jobs crisis and real-terms pay cuts. Read why they demand respect and action.
Tens of thousands of NHS doctors will strike for five days before Christmas after rejecting a last-minute government deal. The BMA union cites a 20% real-terms pay cut since 2008. Read the full story.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting has accused the British Medical Association of behaving like 'moaning minnies' after resident doctors announced a Christmas strike. Read the latest on the NHS pay dispute.
BMA chair Dr Tom Dolphin rejects claims he is using junior doctors' strikes to further his political career, as a five-day walkout is set for December. Health Secretary Wes Streeting calls the action 'cynical'.
Resident doctors in England will stage a five-day strike from 17-22 December over pay and job security, following November's action. The BMA urges the government to act.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting escalates feud with doctors' union, accusing BMA of misleading claims over GP contract changes. Read the full breakdown of this NHS crisis.
Junior doctors begin 13th strike in ongoing NHS pay restoration battle with Wes Streeting. Over 1.5 million appointments cancelled as dispute shows no sign of resolution.
Resident doctors in England have begun a five-day strike over pay, disrupting emergency care. The BMA and government failed to agree on a deal after a 28.9% pay rise was deemed insufficient. Learn how patients are affected.
Junior doctors in England begin a five-day strike over pay erosion. Learn how this 13th walkout since 2023 affects NHS services and the ongoing dispute with the government.
Thousands of resident doctors in England begin a five-day strike over pay erosion. NHS warns of major disruption to appointments and operations as government refuses further pay uplift.
Junior doctors in England are returning to picket lines in January 2026 after pay talks collapse. The BMA demands full pay restoration as the government faces another NHS crisis.
Thousands of junior doctors in England begin 13th strike since 2023 over pay erosion. Health Secretary refuses pay uplift as NHS warns of major disruptions to appointments and operations.
Hospital consultants demand 5.5% pay rise and threaten industrial action if government fails to meet December deadline. Read about the escalating NHS crisis.
BMA chief defends latest resident doctor walkouts, stating pay is 'way down' compared to 2008 despite last year's deal. Discover the key arguments from both sides.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting accuses the BMA union of 'cartel-like behaviour' ahead of a five-day junior doctors' strike, warning it endangers the NHS's future.
Fresh wave of junior doctor strikes set to paralyse NHS after Wes Streeting's eleventh-hour pay proposal fails to avert industrial action. Thousands of appointments expected to be cancelled.