Junior doctors in the UK will take strike action on 13, 14, and 15 March, the British British Medical Association have shared.
They are calling for a pay rise to match inflation after ministers refused to enter talks.
The 72 hour walk out will see thousands of junior doctors withdraw from routine and emergency care.
The BMA union said junior doctors are "demoralised, angry and no longer willing to work for wages that have seen a real terms decline of over 26% in the past 15 years.
"We have not been told why we have not been offered intensive negotiations nor what we need to do for the government to begin negotiations with us,” the committee added.
"We are left with no option but to proceed with this action."
There is also potential that the move could overlap with industrial action by other health unions.
The BMA’s deputy chair of council, Dr Emma Runswick, told the BBC: “We will always coordinate with other unions to make sure that our action is safe, always. And we’re never going to put patients at risk.
“But co-ordinated action is useful for a number of other reasons as well. It makes action more effective. And we’re hopeful that that will bring the Government to the table far quicker than we might otherwise see.”
Ministers have branded the strike action “deeply disappointing”, despite a lack of cooperation from Health Secretary, Steve Barclay who "refused to attend" a meeting on fairer pay.
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