Junior doctors enter talks with Government

It’s in bid to end pay dispute

Junior doctors in England have entered talks with the Government with a view to ending a long-running dispute over pay.

The British Medical Association (BMA) said that its junior doctors’ committee had entered a new “intensive phase of talks” with the Government which is being facilitated by an external mediator.

Junior doctors have staged a series of walkouts over the past year as part of a campaign by the BMA calling for pay restoration.

In a statement, co-chairs of the committee Dr Robert Laurenson and Dr Vivek Trivedi said: “We have been in dispute for more than a year with the Government over declining junior doctor pay, exploring various avenues to try and resolve it.

“We have been looking at ways of restoring trust between parties and believe that an independent mediator can help break the logjam.

“We hope to reach a credible solution as soon as possible”

The union said on X that it hoped that the talks would “break the logjam and gain a credible pay offer for 23/24”.

The Department for Health and Social Care has been approached for comment.

Published: 15/05/2024 by Radio NewsHub