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Move by senior doctors draws a line under long-running dispute with government
British Medical Association welcomes ‘hard fought-for’ offer from government to senior doctors
Suggestion that striking NHS staff would not pursue original demand for 35% increase comes ahead of 5-day strike
Five-day walkout from February 24 threatens further damage to NHS in tough winter period
BMA union calls on ministers for more talks after narrow vote against proposal
BMA leader signals willingness to accept 35% pay rise over ‘a number of years’
Health leaders sound alarm over latest walkout, which comes as NHS grapples with winter pressures
BMA announces nine days of action as pay negotiations with government break down
Anaesthetists resign from contracts with medical insurer as private sector picks up strain from NHS
Consultants agree to hold off on further strike action as health department insists headline pay is ‘off the table’
BMA asks for Acas to mediate, but ally of health secretary appears to pour cold water on reopening talks
Medics escalate campaign for higher pay by providing only a ‘Christmas Day’ emergency service
Ministers invoke legislation that seeks to ensure minimum service levels in critical sectors
First co-ordinated industrial action of its kind in health service history due for September and October
Three-day October walkout by senior doctors would be longest stoppage in the dispute
Expert say altering standards alone will not be enough to improve vital services
BMA calls fifth stoppage since wave of walkouts began amid demands for higher pay rise
Move by RMT, Unite and Aslef comes as stoppage by top NHS doctors in England ends without resolution
Rail workers will also walk out this week in dispute over pay and working conditions
Industrial action to be followed by walkouts by NHS consultants and radiographers
Positions are if anything more entrenched than when railway workers set off a wave of industrial action a year ago
Ministers acknowledging long-term erosion of real-terms pay is key to resolving dispute, he argues
BMA appeals to Rishi Sunak to agree to talks facilitated by the Acas independent body
Consultants represented by the BMA to walk out as nurses end industrial action
Airport security staff call off action but junior doctors announce longest walkout in NHS history
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