Senior doctors in England have suspended their upcoming walkout to facilitate new negotiations with ministers over workplace terms and pay. The action had been arranged to run for two days starting at 06:59 GMT on 25 November. Had the strike taken place, consultants planned to restrict their duties strictly to emergency care under Christmas Day cover rules. This suspension prevents widespread cancellations and severe disruption across planned and elective health services.
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Consultant doctors in England have called off their two-day strike this month to hold talks with the government.
The walkout was due begin on 25 November at 06:59 GMT, with consultants staffing emergency care only.
This is known as Christmas Day cover and was likely to have a major impact on most routine and elective or planned services.
But the British Medical Association said it was pausing the action to discuss pay and working conditions with the government.
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