Doctors will take part in a fresh round of strikes in December after talks with the government fell through again, the British Medical Association announced.

Resident doctors, formerly known as junior doctors, across England will stage a five-day walkout after the union and the government failed to agree on a deal regarding pay.

The long-running pay dispute has been ongoing since March 2023.

These fresh strikes will mark the 13th over the last two years, if it goes ahead, but when are the strikes happening, and why are they happening now?

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The BMA has said the five-day walkout will begin in November as a result of ‘pay erosion and job shortages’ across the medical field.

The strike will take place from 7am on November 14 until 7am on November

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