"Physicians are seeking a return of salaries to their 2008-2009 levels before they were eroded by inflation. Resident doctors in England will go ahead with a five-day strike this week after rejecting the government's latest offer aimed at ending a long-running dispute over pay and working conditions. Formerly known as junior doctors, the physicians, who make up nearly half of England's medical workforce, will walk out from 07:00 GMT on Wednesday until 07:00 GMT next Monday."
"The action follows an online survey by the British Medical Association (BMA) in which members voted to reject the proposal. Tens of thousands of frontline doctors have come together to say no' to what is clearly too little, too late, BMA resident doctors committee chairman Jack Fletcher said in a statement, adding that members had rejected the government's latest offer on working conditions. Fletcher said the union remained willing to work towards a resolution."
Resident doctors in England will conduct a five-day strike from 07:00 GMT Wednesday to 07:00 GMT next Monday after rejecting the government's latest offer on pay and working conditions. Physicians seek a return of salaries to 2008-2009 levels before erosion by inflation. The British Medical Association reported 83 percent voted to reject the offer with a 65 percent turnout among over 50,000 members. The government's offer did not include new pay terms. Health Secretary Wes Streeting condemned the strike as dangerous and urged a call-off, while saying the government was open to rescheduling amid a surge in flu-related hospitalisations.
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