Reproductive rights, climate change, and Big Tech are among the key issues covered by The Independent. The publication focuses on factual reporting while ensuring quality journalism remains accessible without paywalls. Junior doctors, labeled as resident doctors, are initiating a five-day strike for a 29 percent pay raise. Health Secretary Wes Streeting expresses concerns about the broader implications of these strikes, urging that the consequences should be felt by the striking doctors to avoid further disruptions across other public sectors. The current state of affairs surrounding the strike situation is a cause of regret for Streeting.
Striking doctors must feel the pain of taking industrial action to prevent the spread of walkouts in other public sectors, Wes Streeting has warned.
Resident doctors have called for a 29 per cent pay increase and have taken to the picket lines across England as part of a five-day walkout due to last until Wednesday.
In a transcript, Mr. Streeting instructed NHS leaders: It is really important that these strikes are not pain-free for resident doctors or the BMA.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said he deeply regrets the position we now find ourselves in over doctor strikes.
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