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UK resident doctors strike and threatened withdrawal of extra training places

April 6, 2026Keith Siau, The BMJ

Keith Siau notes UK resident doctors are starting a 6 day strike, while The BMJ reports the government intends to withdraw promised extra training places unless strike action stops, framing it as coercive.

Resident doctors in UK are starting a 6 day strike from tomorrow.
The intention to withdraw the promised extra training places unless resident doctors call off strike action is desperate and delusional
One bullying approach is to punish doctors for disagreeing with the government’s wishes.
Keith Siau
The BMJ
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