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Resident doctors in England call off strike action after new government offer
Last-minute offer to be put to members is understood to include an average 6.6% pay uplift
TL;DR
- Resident doctors in England have called off a four-day strike.
- A last-minute offer from the government will be put to BMA members for a vote.
- The offer is understood to include standard 2016 resident doctor contract terms for all locally employed doctors.
- It also includes an average 6.6% pay uplift to be fully implemented by April 2027.
- Dr Jack Fletcher stated that strikes are a last resort and that doctors will negotiate in good faith.
- Health Secretary James Murray welcomed the move, especially for patients.