Senior doctors have walked out for 48 hours in a long running dispute over pay, and are calling for the government to come back to the negotiating table. The government has insisted that talks on pay are over after giving consultants a 6% rise.
"They're not talking to us, we will stop striking immediately if they come back to us with an offer that's fair."
She added:"I came into this to care for patients, that's where I want to be today, that's where I want to be all of the time.Health Secretary Steve Barclay said the average annual earnings for senior doctors amount to around four times the national average wage, on top of a generous pension. He said:"We have accepted the independent pay review body recommendations in full, giving consultants a 6% pay rise, which means average NHS earnings for consultants of £134,000, on top of a pension where generous tax changes mean a consultant can retire at age 65 with a pension each year for life of £78,000 a year. This pay award is final and I urge the BMA to call an end to strikes.
Strike action over nine months has led to the cancellation of 839,327 inpatient and outpatient hospital appointments.Wes Streeting, Labour's shadow health secretary, said:"The Conservatives have given up any attempt to solve strikes in the NHS. Rishi Sunak refuses to speak to doctors and instead shamelessly uses them as an excuse for his failure to cut waiting lists."
Medics will also strike on 2, 3 and 4 October and are planning to walk out on 19 and 20 of September.
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