Doctors For England Don Start Strike Over Pay And Jobs

Some resident doctors for England wey dey below consultant level, wey be half of di hospital medical workforce, don start strike from 0700 GMT. Di Labour government health minister, Wes Streeting, condemn di action, talk say di doctors’ union, British Medical Association (BMA), dey “choose confrontation over care”. Streeting talk say, “Dis strike no be about fairness again, na political posturing.” E add say, government no fit move on pay, especially after 28.9% pay rise in di last three years and di highest pay increase for public sector in di last two years.

Di BMA argue say doctors still need 26% pay increase to restore dia earnings to wetin dem dey earn 20 years ago. Dem dey also demand more training posts as over 30,000 doctors dey apply for only 10,000 training places wey go allow dem progress to become consultant. Dis wahala dey leave plenty doctors without permanent jobs after years of training. UK still dey under long cost of living crisis wey don trigger plenty strikes across di economy, with teachers, nurses, ambulance workers, lawyers, train workers, and border staff all don waka out in di past three-and-a-half years.