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The UK’s Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) has stepped in to try to mediate talks between the British Medical Association and the government as resident doctors’ strike enters its 14th day, with pay and job conditions at the heart of the dispute. NHS leaders and patient groups have urged both sides to accept independent discussion to resolve the prolonged work stoppage and ease pressures on the health service.