Will PM’s “final offer” on doctors’ pay sink his waiting list pledge?

On Monday 17 July, consultants in England stepped up their ongoing dispute with the government over their pay by announcing two further strike days on 24 and 25 August.1 This follows two days of scheduled strike action by consultants this week on 20 and 21 July—and comes hot on the heels of the latest five day walkout by junior doctors in England—the longest in NHS history.The announcement of further action by the consultants was in response to the prime minister Rishi Sunak making what he called a “final offer” of a 6% pay increase for doctors in England plus an extra £1250 consolidated payment for junior doctors for 2023-24.BMA leaders described the offer as a “savage real terms pay cut.”Given this impasse, how long will it be before Sunak is forced to reconsider his position, given the impact the strike action is having on his pledge to bring down NHS…
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