Resident doctors in the UK call off a planned four-day strike after receiving a new offer from the government, according to multiple reports. The walkout was scheduled to begin at 07:00 BST (Monday morning) and was due to last until Friday. The BBC, The Independent, and the Manchester Evening News all report that the strike is cancelled following the government’s revised proposal. While the outlets agree on the timing and that the action does not proceed, they do not provide consistent additional details in the supplied excerpts about the specific terms of the offer or the negotiations leading to the change. The decision ends planned strike action that had been set to involve resident doctors withdrawing labour for the four-day period. With the strike called off, health service operations that would have been affected by the walkout are expected to continue as normal, subject to any further updates from the parties involved.
Resident doctors call off four-day strike after new government offer
Resident doctors in the UK call off a planned four-day strike after receiving a new offer from the government, according to multiple reports. The walkout was scheduled to begin at 07:00 BST (Monday mo...
- Resident doctors cancel a planned four-day strike after a new government offer.
- The strike was due to start at 07:00 BST on Monday morning.
- The walkout was scheduled to run until Friday.
- Multiple outlets report the strike call-off following the government’s revised proposal.
They were set to stage a four-day walkout from 7am on Monday
11 hours agoThe walkout had been due to start at 07:00 BST on Monday and last until Friday.
11 hours agoThe four-day strike was due to begin on Monday morning
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