Junior doctors in Northern Ireland stage 48-hour strike

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The medics are taking action over pay and staff retention.

They will take part in a strike from 7am on Thursday to 7am on Saturday over pay and staff retention.It follows a 48-hour strike from May 22-24 and will affect hospitals and GP surgeries across the region.

Their union, BMA Northern Ireland, has called for a commitment to full pay restoration to 2008 levels, claiming that junior doctors have seen their salaries effectively eroded by 30% over the last 15 years due to a failure to make pay awards in line with inflation. In a statement, a spokesperson for the Department of Health said they expect widespread disruption to services across Thursday and Friday.

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