Wes Streeting has given striking doctors a week to U-turn and accept his pay deal before it is withdrawn. The Health Secretary spoke in the House of Commons after the British Medical Association announced a six-day NHS strike planned in England for after the Easter weekend which would see thousands of operations cancelled . Mr Streeting also accused the BMA's resident doctors committee of unilaterally rejecting the deal instead of putting it to members. The headline pay offer was 3.5% for 2026/