The Junior Doctors strikes which have plagued the NHS for over twelve months could be coming to an end after doctors agreed a 20 per cent pay rise over two years to be put to members
The BMA’s junior doctors committee has recommended an offer which would see a backdated pay rise of 4.05% for 2023-24, on top of an existing increase of between 8.8 per cent and 10.3%
They will be given a further pay rise of 6 per cent for 2024-25, which will be topped up by an extra £1,000. This is equivalent to a pay rise of between 7% and 9%
The overall package represents a pay rise of around 20%, with the lowest-paid junior doctors getting the biggest rise in their earnings
BMA’s committee has agreed to put the offer to its members, and if accepted it would spell an end to industrial action.
However there is no guarantee they will accept it
