"None of this needs to mean more strikes. In recent weeks the government has shown an improved approach in tone compared with the name-calling we saw late last year. A deal is there to be done: a new jobs package and an offer raising pay fairly over several years can be worked out through good will on both sides, in the interests of patients, staff and the whole NHS."
"On top of a 28.9% pay rise over the last three years, this government is continuing to work with the BMA to address the issues resident doctors face in their careers, including fast-tracking legislation to prioritise homegrown medical graduates for specialty training places. The government has been in intensive and constructive discussions with the BMA resident doctors committee since the start of the new year to try to bring an end to the damaging cycle of strikes and avoid further unnecessary disruption for patients and NHS staff."
Resident doctors in England voted 93% in favour of continuing industrial action over the next six months, with a turnout of 53%. The British Medical Association urged the government to act to prevent further strikes and proposed that a new jobs package and a multi-year fair pay offer could be negotiated in good faith. The health secretary has said the government cannot go further on pay, while the Department of Health highlighted recent pay rises and ongoing constructive talks. Hospital leaders have called for external mediation, and resident doctors have staged 14 strikes since 2023.
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