Dates doctors will strike this summer announced
Resident doctors will go on strike for five days at the end of July, the British Medical Association (BMA) has announced
They will stage a full walk out from 7am on Friday 25 July until 7am on Wednesday 30 July.
More than 26,000 resident doctors voted in favour of strikes on Tuesday, while just under 3,000 voted against.
The term "resident doctor" replaced "junior doctors" last year, in a bid to better reflect their expertise and responsibilities.
Doctors in England and Wales were awarded a 5.4% pay increase by the government, but the BMA threatened strike action following the announcement, claiming the increases did not account for historical pay freezes.
The BMA is calling for a salary increase of 29.2% to bring salaries back to "full pay restoration".
The union argues this is the level at which pay has declined in real terms since 2008, when adjusting for inflation.
The trade union said no doctor "took the possibility of striking lightly" but the majority of its members believed they had "no other choice".
"Doctors have spoken and spoken clearly," the BMA said.
"They won't accept that they are worth a fifth less than they were in 2008. Our pay may have declined but our will to fight remains strong."
-SKY NEWS
