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BBC Health 📅 01 Apr 2026 ⏱ 1 min read

Doctors lose new jobs package as strike to go ahead

The offer of 1,000 more training posts has been withdrawn after the union refused to scrap the planned six-day strike.

ClinicaliQ Brief
  • Junior doctors' strike will proceed as planned after BMA rejected government's offer of 1,000 additional training posts, indicating negotiations have stalled
  • The withdrawal of the job creation incentive suggests the dispute remains fundamentally unresolved, likely centring on pay restoration rather than career progression opportunities
  • Clinicians should prepare contingency plans for service disruption, as the strike action is now confirmed to go ahead
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The offer of 1,000 more training posts has been withdrawn after the union refused to scrap the planned six-day strike.

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