UK Healthcare Faces Crisis Amidst Doctor Strikes, Pay Disputes, and Contract Rejections
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- •The BMA condemned the government's 3.5% pay award for doctors as insufficient, amid a 5% rise for MPs.
- •A BMA referendum saw 98.9% of GPs reject the government's imposed contract changes for 2026-27.
- •The BMA withdrew from talks with the government, prompting fears of disruptive strikes by NHS resident doctors.
- •Doctors are opposed to the GMC's expanded powers to appeal medical tribunal decisions, feeling betrayed.
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Increase in remote overseas primary care consultations
Bmj
Doctors' pay: 3.5% award for 2026 is a "crushing blow," leaders say
Bmj
Doctors condemn expansion of GMC's appeal powers after government "betrayal"
Bmj
GPs in England overwhelmingly reject contract changes
Bmj
UK government must urgently apologise for forced adoption, MPs say
The Guardian
NHS bosses say resident doctors’ strike will cause ‘maximum harm’
The Guardian
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