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Junior doctors and members of the British Medical Association (BMA) demonstrate outside Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle, England on Wednesday

Video. Thousands of UK junior doctors stage longest strike in NHS history

Updated: 01/02/2024 - 2:48 GMT+1

Thousands of doctors are going on strike in the UK in a six-day walkout set to be the longest in the history of the state-funded health service (NHS).

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