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Why junior doctors are striking once again
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Junior doctors and members of the British Medical Association (BMA) on the picket line outside Cheltenham General Hospital during their continuing dispute over pay, January 8, 2024
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JUNIOR doctors are about to begin another round of strike action from February 24 to 28 as part of a long-running dispute with the government over pay and conditions.
The British Medical Association (BMA) is seeking a 35 per cent rise to restore pay to where it was 15 years ago, recognising implementation may need to be over several years.
The figure was arrived at by using the retail prices index (RPI) to assess the impact of inflation on salaries, endorsed by the Royal Statistical Society as the best indicator of change in the cost of living.
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