Kemi Badenoch announced that, if the Conservatives return to power, they will ban strikes by NHS doctors. This proposal includes implementing legislation for minimum service levels and restricting doctors from taking industrial action, akin to the measures in place for police and military personnel. Thousands of resident doctors are currently participating in a five-day strike over pay disputes, with the BMA arguing doctors need a 26% pay uplift to reverse real-term wage declines. Badenoch accuses the BMA of increased militancy but maintains that current pay offers are fair and protected taxpayers' interests.
Kemi Badenoch stated the Conservatives would ban strikes by NHS doctors if they return to power, implementing minimum service levels similar to police and military.
Thousands of resident doctors are currently on a five-day strike due to unresolved pay disputes, despite recent average pay rises not matching inflation.
The BMA asserts that a 26% pay uplift is essential to address the real-term wage decline doctors have faced since 2008.
Badenoch criticized the BMA for becoming increasingly militant, while defending the pay deals offered to doctors as supportive of taxpayers as well.
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