The doctors' union, the British Medical Association, said it was time the government came up with "a genuinely long-term plan" on pay and jobs.

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Cancer patients among sick Britons 'worried for their life' after the NHS was forced to cancel thousands of operations and appointments when the medics walked out in a row over pay and jobs.

Residents doctors were pictured walking out at hospitals across England as their five-day strike over jobs and pay began - Health Secretary Wes Streeting said it comes at the 'worst time' for the NHS