TomNorton published Junior doctors to carry out three 48 hour strikes

Junior doctors are to hold three 48 hour walk outs over the next two months as part of a fight against a new working contract. The action, announced by the British Medical Association on Tuesday, is part of an ongoing dispute over pay, conditions and working hours. Ministers say the new contract is necessary to ensure better patient care over seven days. Dr Johann Malawana, who chairs the BMA's junior doctor committee, said: "If the government wants more seven-day services then, quite...