Another round of talks sounds hopeful, but with pay off the table and tensions high, this could just be more gridlock. For patients, it’s another sign that the NHS’s staffing crisis isn’t going away—and neither are the disruptions.

But the health secretary says he will not negotiate on pay, adding that the union has lost goodwill with their five-day walkout.

Health Secretary Wes Streeting is calling doctors back to the table for talks next week—but he’s drawing a hard line on pay, refusing to budge. He also didn’t mince words about the recent five-day strike, saying it’s burned through any goodwill from the government.

Streeting invites doctors for fresh talks next week

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