A two-day walkout begins at 07:00, with consultants providing limited 'Christmas Day cover'.
A 48-hour strike by senior hospital doctors in England will get under way early on Thursday, with NHS bosses warning of severe disruption.It will be the first time consultants have taken part in strike action since 2012.
British Medical Association consultants' committee chair, Dr Vishal Sharma, said members were "angry" and at "rock bottom" thanks to years of below-inflation pay rises.But Health Secretary Steve Barclay urged the profession to end the dispute. On the strike days, people should use 999 in life-threatening emergencies, and NHS 111 online for other health concerns.Those not told their appointments have been postponed should attend as normal.The 6% pay increase means basic pay starts at £93,666 - with the most experienced consultants receiving more than £126,000 a year - but to reach that salary takes, on average, 19 years in the role.
But work by the Institute for Fiscal Studies, using other measures of inflation, shows the fall since 2010 is around 17%.
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