Resident medical doctors on the picket line as five-day strike begins | Watch dwell

Resident medical doctors start a five-day walkout in the present day from 0700 after British Medical Association (BMA) members rejected a brand new supply from the federal government – elevating fears for affected person security as a "super flu" sweeps the nation.

The authorities’s supply didn’t embrace further pay, however proposed a quick growth of specialist coaching posts and masking out-of-pocket bills similar to examination charges. This was rejected in a BMA vote by 83% to 17%.

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