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NHS doctors call government’s proposed pay rise ‘derisory’ and mull further strikes

The Independent Politics · 20 October 2026 at 14:59

NHS doctors call government’s proposed pay rise ‘derisory’ and mull further strikes

The British Medical Association (BMA) described the figure as a ‘pay cut’

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NHS doctors call government’s proposed pay rise ‘derisory’ and mull further strikes

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