Doctors in the UK accept a salary agreement and end strikes

Doctors in England have voted to end a three-year strike and accept government pay and job offers.

The offer includes additional training assignments, faster salary increases and a plan to cover out-of-pocket expenses such as exam fees.

In the past few years, patients have seen hundreds of thousands of appointments canceled due to industrial action.

53% of eligible British Medical Association members voted in favor of the referendum. The turnout was 57% and 32,932 doctors voted.

The offer includes a 3.5% pay rise this year, as recommended by an independent review body.

Resident doctors will receive back pay until April 1, 2026, with an average 4.9% increase across the board, according to the government.

The wage increase will increase to an average of 6.6 percent in April 2027, with further increases to follow, the union said.

It means a starting salary of more than £40,000, with the most senior resident doctors earning a basic salary of £76,500. You can earn thousands more each year for things like overtime and working extra hours.

In addition, additional training places for 4,500 newly qualified doctors have been promised and doctors’ exam fees will be paid.

Dr Jack Fletcher, chairman of the BMA’s Resident Doctors Committee, said: “These strikes did not need to happen.

“We’ve spent far too long in disagreement with the government when we’ve been waiting for a solution that works for everyone: more jobs for doctors, better pay for doctors and a better staffed NHS that’s safer for patients in the future.”

Resident doctors in Wales are settling or navigating disputes over pay and training opportunities without going on strike.

In Scotland they accepted the government’s payment request.

In Northern Ireland, resident doctors are going on strike for 24 hours on June 29 at 07:00 BST.

Resident doctors are qualified doctors who have completed a medical degree.

They make up half of all doctors in England and work in A&E and GP surgeries across the NHS.

After their undergraduate degree and compulsory two-year post-graduate foundation training, many choose to specialize in a particular area of ​​medicine or surgery.

They were previously known as junior doctors, but in September 2024 the government agreed to rename their role to better reflect their expertise.

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