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Junior doctors kick off fifth round of strikes over pay
Junior doctor members of the British Medical Association (BMA) on the picket line outside University College London Hospital (UCLH) at the start a four-day strike amid the bitter dispute with the government over pay, August 11, 2023

JUNIOR doctors returned to the picket lines today as they began their fifth round of strike action, demanding that pay be restored to the level of a decade ago.

The four-day stoppage ends at 7am on Tuesday.

Health Secretary Steve Barclay again attacked the doctors, accusing them of adding to record waiting lists.

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