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The British Medical Association (BMA) said the industrial action will take place in September and October.
Consultants had already announced plans to walk out for 48 hours from September 19 and they will be joined by their junior colleagues on September 20.
Junior doctors will then continue their strike on September 21 and 22.
Both consultants and junior doctors will then strike together on October 2, 3 and 4.
Junior doctors and consultants will be taking joint strike action in England during September and October.
Watch @_VivekTrivedi @RobLaurensonD4P @Vish_Sharm explain why we’re standing together. #DoctorsStrike pic.twitter.com/BkCn3YcKiF
— Junior Doctors (@BMA_JuniorDocs) August 31, 2023
Junior doctors and consultants to join forces as they strike together in October
For both spells of industrial action, staff will work on a “Christmas day cover” basis, meaning emergency care will continue to be provided.
It comes after junior doctors voted in favour to continue strike action with the BMA’s mandate on industrial action renewed for another six months.
The union has now told Prime Minister Rishi Sunak he has “nowhere to hide”.
Junior doctor committee co-chairmen Dr Rob Laurenson and Dr Vivek Trivedi said: “Today, junior doctors across England are sending a single message, loud and clear to the Government: we are not going anywhere.
“We are prepared to continue with our industrial action, but we don’t have to – the Prime Minister has the power to halt any further action by making us a credible offer that we can put to our members. Refusing to negotiate with us and with our consultant colleagues is not the way ahead.
“Rishi Sunak now has nowhere to hide. There can be no more delaying, no more wasting time with impositions of pay deals, no more declarations that strikes must end before even stepping in the room with us.
“If he does not come to the table with a credible offer…
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