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Junior doctors on the picket line at Cardiff's University Hospital, January 15, 2024
THOUSANDS of junior doctors in Wales begin a four-day strike today, their third round of industrial action in a bitter dispute over pay.
The 96-hour walkout will be the longest strike yet in the ongoing dispute with the Welsh government.
BMA Cymru Wales co-chairman Dr Oba Babs-Osibodu said: “It’s extremely sad and frustrating that we find ourselves here again, our third strike and our longest yet.
Wales reporter DAVID NICHOLSON looks at the political scene as budget rows take centre-stage and Welsh Labour gains a new leader
We need a massive change in direction to renew a crumbling health service — that’s why Plaid Cymru has an ambitious plan to recentre primary care by recruiting 500 additional GPs and opening six new elective care hubs across Wales, writes MABON AP GWYNFOR