Two 48-hour full walk outs will take place in May and June
Junior doctors in Northern Ireland will stage further strike action over the coming weeks after pay talks with the Department of Health broke down.
The British Medical Association says junior doctors have seen a decrease by over 30% in the past 16 years, while workload and stress levels have gone up. “Despite some progress on non-pay issues, regrettably there has been no progress at all on our key asks around pay including a commitment to work towards full pay restoration.Dr Griffin added: “We are very disappointed that we have not been able to make any progress, but we must act on behalf of our members who voted overwhelmingly in favour of taking strike action for full pay restoration.
Health Minister Robin Swann has claimed an additional £500 million he was allocated in the budget agreed by the Stormont Executive last week falls well short of what is required to maintain health service provision at current levels. The £1 billion comprised £300 million to maintain a pay award made to health staff at the end of the last financial year as part of the Government’s financial package to restore powersharing. It also included £150 million to make a further 3% pay award to staff in this financial year.
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