This is when Resident Doctors are due to strike again in June
Doctors are set to strike again in June, it has been confirmed.
Resident doctors in Lancashire and across the UK will strike from June 15-19 as part of their long-running dispute with the Government over pay, the BMA said.
Meanwhile, the recently appointed Health Secretary is set to meet with representatives of the doctors’ union for the first time in the hopes of putting an end to the long-running dispute with resident doctors in England.
James Murray said he wants to “give unions confidence” he will do all he can to improve career prospects and ensure NHS staff are paid fairly.
Resident doctor members of the British Medication Association (BMA) have a mandate for industrial action until August, and last went on strike in April.
The union is also balloting consultants and specialist, associate specialist and specialty (SAS) doctors, with the vote set to close on July 6.
Mr Murray was appointed Health Secretary following Wes Streeting’s resignation earlier this month.
Mr Streeting had initially struck a deal to end strikes by resident doctors during the first months of the Labour Government in 2024, although industrial action by medics resumed in 2025.
The last strike – which lasted for six days over the Easter holiday – was the 15th by resident doctors in England since 2023.
The cumulative cost of the walkouts is estimated to have topped £3 billion.
Prior to the April strike, Mr Streeting had offered a 4.9% increase in average basic pay from 2026 to 2027, which he claimed would have left resident doctors 35.2% better off than four years ago.
His proposal had also included an offer of 1,000 extra training places, although that was taken off the table due to increasing strike costs to the NHS.
Mr Murray will meet for talks with the BMA’s Resident Doctors Committee, as well as representatives from Agenda for Change unions, which include the likes of Unison and the Royal College of Nursing, on Wednesday.
He said: “Without the extraordinary efforts of staff, we would not be making the significant progress we’ve seen in turning our NHS around, with waiting lists down by more than half a million since July 2024.
“Today I look forward to meeting representatives from the Agenda for Change unions and from the BMA Resident Doctors Committee and to discuss with them how we both improve the working lives of all staff and rebuild our NHS and make it fit for the future.
“I want to give unions confidence that I will do all I can to continue to improve their career prospects, ensure NHS staff are paid fairly and make sure we have a health service that doctors, nurses and all NHS workers are proud to work in.”