Coverage dated July 24, 2025

Resident doctors in England's National Health Service go on strike

Headline from UPI

Hospital doctors in England began a five-day strike in a long-running dispute over pay, but the National Health Service vowed to keep disruption to a minimum.

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Reports & sources

6 articles, oldest first.

  1. WDIO Duluth

    Doctors in England start a 5-day strike over pay. The government says it will hurt patients (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    WDIO Duluth's feed description

    Thousands of doctors in England's state-funded health system have walked off the job in a five-day strike over pay. The strike began Friday after talks with the government broke down. Resident doctors, who are early in their careers, are seeking a pay raise to counter what their union says is a 20% …

  2. UPI

    Resident doctors in England's National Health Service go on strike (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Hospital doctors in England began a five-day strike in a long-running dispute over pay, but the National Health Service vowed to keep disruption to a minimum.

  3. The Guardian

    Resident doctors begin five days of strikes in England over pay – UK politics live (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    The BMA says resident doctors have seen their pay fall by a much greater amount in real terms since 2008-09 than the rest of the population

  4. The Guardian

    Resident doctors in England go on strike over pay restoration (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Up to 50,000 doctors stage five days of action from 7am on 25 July to 7am on 30 July after pay talks break down

  5. The Guardian

    Friday briefing: ​Can the NHS and Labour survive another strike by resident doctors? (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    In today’s newsletter: After years of industrial unrest, the pay dispute between NHS resident doctors and the government has reignited, threatening to undermine Labour’s central health pledge

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