The doctor strike has ended

The five-day doctor strike in England has ended, but it is clear this dispute – 12 walkouts and counting – is far from over.

“We’ve been let down by Wes Streeting,” says Dr Shivam Sharma, who joined one of the last picket lines of the walkout before it finished at 07:00 on Wednesday.

When Labour came to power they quickly managed to make a deal with the British Medical Association (BMA), handing them extra money and promises of improvements to working conditions.

Doctors took that as a sign that the journey towards restoring pay to 2008 levels was in sight but that still requires another 25% hike in pay, on top of previous rises, according to the BMA.

“Since last year he has not delivered,” says Dr Sharma, who is six…