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Northern Ireland Doctors to Strike Over Missing 3.5% Pay Rise

Resident doctors in Northern Ireland will hold a 24-hour strike on 20 November, with consultants running a reduced service the following Monday, because Stormont still has no budget seven months into the financial year. Without one, doctors cannot receive the 3.5% pay rise colleagues elsewhere in the UK have had since April. The Royal College of Nursing has also opened a ballot for industrial action.

By BriefTea Editorial · 18 October 2026 at 6:10

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