Doctors lose new jobs package as strike to go ahead
The offer of 1,000 more training posts has been withdrawn after the union refused to scrap the planned six-day strike.
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"It is genuinely disheartening to be at this point after what had been constructive talks up until a few weeks ago when the government moved the goalposts."
— Dr Jack Fletcher , Academic
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The offer of 1,000 more training posts has been withdrawn after the union refused to scrap the planned six-day strike.
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