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On 26 April 2016, junior doctors at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn, Norfolk, formed picket lines on the first day of their unprecedented all-out strike—the first in NHS history to withdraw emergency cover. They protested Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt's imposed new contract, which reduced weekend premiums, extended 'plain time' hours, and was seen as undervaluing doctors while endangering patients in the pursuit of a seven-day NHS. Signs read messages like "Hunt Must Go" and "Safe Staffing Saves Lives." Despite controversy, the action had widespread public backing.