They were already due to strike on Thursday and Friday - and now they will also walk out on 24 and 25 August, the British Medical Association (BMA) said.
The fresh dates were in response to a "derisory" 6% pay rise, said the BMA, a trade union for doctors.
The government said the rise, announced last week, was fair and called the new strike dates disappointing. BBC News
See also:
- BMA consultants announce further strike dates BMA
- Increase in charges on migrant health workers in pay settlement "shameful" BMA
- Senior doctors announce two extra strike days next month following 'insulting' 6% pay rise The Daily Mail
- Paying doctors more won't remedy the NHS's chronic problems The Daily Telegraph
- BMA consultants announce two new August strikes in response to 'derisory' pay offer The Daily Telegraph
- How much do NHS consultants earn? Senior doctors to strike in August Evening Standard
- NHS consultants in England to stage two further strikes in August The Guardian
- NHS consultants’ strike could cause even ‘more delays’ than doctors’ action The Guardian
- NHS cannot afford to finance pay rises from existing budgets, hospitals say The Guardian
- Why are junior doctors striking – and when will it end? The Independent
- NHS strikes could continue through election year if pay does not keep pace with inflation, Rishi Sunak warned iNews
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