A British doctors union has asked the conciliation service Acas to broker talks with the government amid the continuing junior doctors’ strike over a bitter pay dispute.
Junior doctors across England have entered the second day of their four-day strike, which is causing serious disruption to the National Health Service (NHS).
It has been estimated that some 350,000 appointments and operations have been rescheduled as a result of the walkout by members of the British Medical Association (BMA).
The BMA claims junior doctors in England have seen a 26 percent real-terms pay cut since 2008/09 because pay rises have been below inflation. It said the pay issue is making it harder to recruit and retain junior doctors….