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There were no pickets when I set out at the weekend to talk to striking doctors. Not even at St Thomas’ hospital, a prime site opposite…

NHS bosses and the British Medical Association are accusing each other of endangering patients’ during the ongoing resident doctors’ strike.Their war of words centres on “derogations”,…

NHS bosses have criticised the British Medical Association for its “increasingly hardline” approach in rejecting emergency requests for striking doctors in England to return to work.A…

Wes Streeting thought he had struck a deal with resident doctors to stop a five-day strike in England, only for the British Medical Association to then…

Hidaya Al-Motawaq cradles her son Mohammad, who is a year-and-a-half old and weighs just under 10 pounds. Anas Baba/NPR hide caption toggle caption Anas Baba/NPR GAZA…

Kemi Badenoch has said the Conservatives will ban strikes by all NHS doctors if they return to power.The Tory leader said her party would introduce legislation…

Thousands fewer resident doctors are thought to have joined picket lines on Friday during the first day of a five-day strike compared with last year’s mass…

Outside Manchester Royal Infirmary, car horns beep as striking medics wave orange placards demanding “Pay Restoration for Doctors.”Most are decked out in matching British Medical Association-branded…

Pay for resident doctors has fallen by 4% to 10% since 2010-11, independent analysis finds, as staff prepare to strike on Friday.The analysis by the health…

Resident doctors in England have begun strike action after the British Medical Association and government failed to reach an agreement over pay restoration.Up to 50,000 people…