Resident doctors on strike in London last month (Image: Raid Necati Aslm/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Resident doctors in England will go on strike for five consecutive days in the run-up to Christmas, the British Medical Association (BMA) has announced. The walkout will take place from 7am on December 17 until December 22.

Health Secretary Wes Streeting condemned the move as “cynical”, and accused the union of attempting to turn medics “into the Grinch who stole Christmas”. He added that his “door has always been open” and he stands ready “to do a deal that puts patients first this Christmas”.

The BMA has confirmed to the ECHO that all resident doctors in England will be eligible to strike, including those at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital .

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