Strike action in December
Resident doctors in England are going back out on strike from 17-22 December.
FY1 colleagues will be joining them to strike for more jobs as well as pay.
We’ve been clear with the Government that we need sufficient progress towards a viable deal which addresses both issues.
Residents last went on strike in November – watch our wrap video below.
Get ready to re-ballot
We’ve heard you loud and clear – doctors need jobs and pay.
That’s why, with our mandate to strike over pay running out in January, we will now be balloting all resident doctors over jobs and pay. If you are an FY1 doctor who voted for strike action over jobs and pay in September, this re-ballot includes you.
This will give us a single mandate that firmly unites all resident doctors - and shows the Government our collective strength.
It does not affect our existing mandates for resident doctors in England to strike again in December.
Keep an eye out for our orange envelopes landing soon.
The ballot will run from 8 December to 2 February. Make sure to post yours back by 26 January at the latest to make sure your vote is counted.
Visit our ballot guidance page to find out more – and why it’s so important that you vote YES.
Government proposes a substantive pay cut in 2026: enough is enough
The Government’s evidence to the doctors’ pay review body, the DDRB, amounts to substantive pay cut.
This is on top of resident pay already being down by more than a fifth compared to 2008.
Resident doctors won’t back down until the Government wakes up to the scale of the crisis over pay and lack of specialty training places.
A brief history of our campaign
After 11 rounds of historic strike action, we reached a deal with Government in September 2024 that started a journey towards pay restoration.
But the deal with Government was just the first step.
Campaign resources
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