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March 14, 2023

Tens of Thousands of U.K. Doctors Strike to Recover Salaries Lost to Inflation
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In the United Kingdom, more than 36,000 junior doctors have launched a
three-day strike over pay and working conditions at the government-run
National Health Service. The walkout follows similar strikes in recent
weeks by nurses and ambulance staff. This is Dr. Robert Laurenson of the
British Medical Association, who joined picket lines in London on
Monday.

Dr. Robert Laurenson: "So, junior doctors over the last 15 years have
lost 26.1% of their pay due to inflation. And all we're asking for is
for that pay to be restored, because no junior doctor today is worth
less than a junior doctor in 2008."



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