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Resident doctors are back in dispute

The UK Resident Doctors Committee has voted to re-enter dispute over the lack of an acceptable and timely pay offer for 2025/26.
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ARM 2025 will be the most inclusive yet
ARM 2025 will be the most inclusive yet

Our annual representative meeting is for everyone. After four years as representative body chair, Latifa Patel explains how it’s become an accessible forum for all doctors and medical students to be heard
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Statement of support for doctors affected by the Supreme Court ruling

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