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The four-day walkout is said to be the most disruptive in the history of the health service

George Dovey, a 28-year-old doctor picketing outside St Thomas' Hospital this morning, said working conditions "have got harder" and he "keeps getting less resources"

Up to a quarter of a million appointments could be postponed in the longest stoppage of the wave of unrest in the UK.

Four days of industrial action begins as worsening dispute over pay threatens huge disruption to NHS

Junior doctors in Britain began a four-day strike over pay on Tuesday that is likely to cause unprecedented disruption to the state-funded National Health Service (NHS), prompting the government to warn of a risk to patient safety.

Four days of industrial action begins as worsening dispute over pay threatens huge disruption to NHS

Health secretary Steve Barclay says pay demands ‘unrealistic’ and attacks union’s ‘militant stance’

Junior doctors will walk out until Saturday

Strike is expected to lead to 350,000 appointments including operations being cancelled