Streeting to meet BMA

HEALTH Secretary Wes Streeting will meet representatives from the British Medical Association (BMA) this week for talks in an effort to avoid planned strike action.

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The BMA announced last week that resident doctors - formerly known as junior doctors - in England would walk out for five consecutive days from 7am on July 25 amid a pay dispute with the UK Government.

The BMA said the discussions will begin negotiations on how this month's strike can be prevented.

A spokesperson for the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said: “The BMA have accepted the Health Secretary's offer to meet and we expect that to happen this week.” Mr Streeting is reportedly sympathetic to improving working conditions for doctors, but will not budge on salaries.