Resident doctors in England call off planned strike action after the government makes a new offer that is put to members, according to multiple reports including the BBC and other outlets. The strike, originally scheduled to begin at 7am on Monday, is described as a four-day walkout and as part of the 16th round of strike action since 2023. Reporting indicates the decision follows a last-minute offer rather than a negotiated resolution reported publicly at the time of cancellation.
The Guardian reports that the new offer is understood to include an average 6.6% pay uplift, though other summaries focus on the timing and process of the offer being put to members. Several outlets also refer to wider disruption warnings during the strike period, including hospital operational changes mentioned in BBC coverage. The cancelled action applies to resident doctors, and separate references to junior doctors calling off strikes appear in some roundups, but the central agreement across sources is that resident doctor strike action does not proceed as planned due to the new government offer.
