Health Secretary Steve Barclay is contemplating calling in peace brokers to finish the impasse over the junior medical doctors strike.

But the intervention by a “third party” can solely occur if the medical doctors name off their upcoming three-day strike subsequent month, a supply near the minister mentioned.

It comes as well being consultants informed the Sunday Express that the Government should now herald an impartial arbitrator, warning ongoing strikes might completely injury the NHS due to rising ready lists attributable to cancelled appointments.

More than half one million appointments and operations have been cancelled by the economic motion of junior medical doctors, nurses and paramedics since December. Junior medical doctors in England are to stroll out for 72 hours from June 14.

Last week the British Medical Association upped its pay-rise demand from 35 % to 49 %, and mentioned the Government’s supply of 5 % – which was additionally rejected by nurses – was “not credible”.

The supply near Mr Barclay mentioned: “He has sat round the table and talked to them until three weeks ago, but you can’t have talks while people are striking. It is totally unreasonable."

“The way to resolve this is through talking. We are ­considering a third-party, it is an option but we can’t negotiate this or anything while strikes are ongoing.”