NHS Strikes: Junior doctors walk out for the fifth time in 2023

Junior doctors from the British Medical Association (BMA) are staging a four-day walkout in an ongoing dispute over pay.

The BMA are demanding a 35% increase, arguing junior doctors have lost more than a quarter of their pay over 15 years as a result of salaries not keeping up with inflation.

Sky's health correspondent Ashish Joshi reports from central London.

Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/junior-doctors-strike-warning-over-long-lasting-effect-on-nhs-backlog-as-fifth-walkout-starts-12937269

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