Senior NHS doctors to strike for two more days next month in bitter row over pay
NHS consultants will go on strike again in September, the British Medical Association says.
The top doctors have announced a third walkout to follow their next one at the end of this month.
They will down tools on September 19 and 20 if they do not get a “credible” pay offer.
Consultants in the BMA are also going on strike on August 24 and 25, the summer bank holiday, after first walking out in July.
They already earn nearly £130,000 per year, on average, but say their salaries are not keeping pace with inflation.
Dr Vishal Sharma, chair of the BMA consultants committee, said: “It is now 133 days since the Secretary of State last met with us.
“This demonstrates the Government’s complete disregard for the expertise and value of consultants, and the very future of the health service and its patients.
“Consultants will go out on strike at the end of this month, and for a further two days in September – we’re in this for the long haul.”