Junior doctors' strike: The dispute explained

JUNIOR doctors have announced five days of strike action ahead of a controversial new contract due to come into effect in October.
Junior doctors have announced five days of strike actionJunior doctors have announced five days of strike action
Junior doctors have announced five days of strike action

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said the walkouts would see 100,000 operations and around one million appointments affected, and described it as “a devastating strike, the like of which the NHS has never seen before”.

Here we answer some of the questions about the dispute.

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