Resident doctors – formerly known as junior doctors – are to strike for six days in the ongoing row over pay and jobs, the British Medical Association announced.
The BMA said it was taking industrial action as the government had not done enough to address their concerns over pay and job shortages.
Both sides have been conducting more than two months of talks since the start of 2026.
The planned walk-out is due to start from 7 April at 7am, just after the Easter bank holiday in England, until 6.59am on 13 April.
The Department of Health and Social Care said the union had rejected a “historic” deal which “would have seen more frequent and fairer pay rises, more training places from this year, and more money in resident doctors’ pockets”.
It will be the 15th round of strikes by resident doctors in England since 2023.
Health leaders estimated the walkout could cost the NHS up to £300 million.
Rory Deighton, speaking on behalf of the NHS Confederation and NHS Providers, said: “With the five-day walkout last July estimated to cost the service £300 million, these strikes will be a big hit to budgets and a…
