Doctors’ union says above-inflation pay rises aren’t enough as they threaten strike action
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Strike action threatened after NHS pay increase revealed
- Doctors are threatening strike action after receiving above-inflation pay raises of 4 per cent.
- The union argues the increases are insufficient to address historical pay freezes and rising living costs.
- Ministers announced the increases after the latest review of the public sector pay.
- Other NHS workers, such as nurses, midwives, and physiotherapists, will receive a 3.6 per cent pay rise, but some unions are considering rejecting the offer, arguing that it is “entirely swallowed up by inflation”.
- Other public sector workers, including armed forces personnel, prison officers, and judges, will also receive pay increases.