Resident doctors in England began a five-day strike on Wednesday to demand better pay, a move that threatens to disrupt public health services amid a flu outbreak. The protest, called by the British Medical Association, follows failed negotiations with the government and marks the 14th strike by this group since March 2023. Resident doctors, who make up nearly half of hospital staff, are demanding a pay rise of more than 20 percent. The association also linked the strike to a shortage of specialized training places, noting that thousands of qualified doctors remain unemployed despite long waiting lists in the National Health Service.

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