Should resident doctors (junior doctors) in England provide minimum NHS service during strikes?

Resident doctors in England, also known as junior doctors, undertake postgraduate training while delivering frontline NHS care. They voted overwhelmingly for strike action in 2026 over pay restoration demands of 26% and job shortages, rejecting a 7.1% offer that would raise average earnings to £100,000 for experienced trainees. Strikes, now on their 15th since 2023 costing £3 billion, disrupt operations and A&E, prompting government threats to cut 4,000 training posts and calls for minimum service levels amid public opposition.