British Doctors Strike Over Pay, Job Issues

0:00On April 1st, resident doctors in England are pushing forward with the six-day strike starting Tuesday, right after Easter weekend, talks broke down, and now the government is pulling a key part of its offer, 1,000 extra training spots, tens of thousands of these doctors have set to walk out over pay and job issues. Earlier this week, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer gave the British Medical Association's resident doctors committee a 48-hour deadline to. Accept the deal. That included better pay and career boost, but the BMA laid out fresh demands to call it off. The doctors say the offer falls short and doesn't meet their standards for members to vote on. Meanwhile, the government calls it generous, putting doctors on average 35.2% better off than four years back. In response, the Department of Health and Social Care says the extra training places aren't doable now due to strike prep and costs. They won't cut overall doctor numbers, but resources are shifting to protect patients and minimize NHS chaos.

1:01Both sides stay open to talks before, during, or after the action as the health service braces for what's next.