Junior doctors in England will go on strike from July 25-30, their trade union said on Wednesday, after the British government said it could not meet their demands for an improved pay deal this year.

Resident doctors will strike for five days at the end of the month. The medics, formerly called junior doctors, will walk out from 9am on 25 July. The British Medical Association’s (BMA) resident doctors committee said it had met with Wes Streeting, the Health Secretary, on Tuesday and it was “clear the Government is refusing to negotiate on pay”.

Resident doctors in England have said they will strike for five days from 25 July after voting in favour of fresh action over pay. Previously known as junior doctors, the medics will stage a walkout from 07:00 on 25 July until 07:00 on 30 July - giving ministers two weeks to agree to negotiate their pay instead.