Resident doctors in England have called off strikes which were scheduled to begin on Monday.<\/p>\n
The British Medical Association (BMA) said the government had \u00ab\u00a0made a new offer\u00a0\u00bb at the last minute which would be put to its members for a vote.<\/p>\n
The walkout had been due to run from 07:00 BST on Monday 15 June until 06:59 Friday 19 June. It would have been the 16th in the long-running dispute over pay.<\/p>\n
Health Secretary James Murray said the new offer was a \u00ab\u00a0good deal for resident doctors\u00a0\u00bb and a \u00ab\u00a0chance to draw a line under the damaging disputes of recent years\u00a0\u00bb.<\/p>\n
\u00ab\u00a0It is a positive and welcome development -especially for patients – that the BMA have called off these unnecessary strikes,\u00a0\u00bb he said.<\/p>\n
\u00ab\u00a0The country simply cannot afford to increase the pay offer for this year. I am pleased that the BMA have recognised this, which has allowed us to make progress in other areas, such as training places and working conditions.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n
Dr Jack Fletcher, chairman of the BMA’s resident doctors committee, said: \u00ab\u00a0We have always been clear that no strikes needed to go ahead if we received an offer appropriate to put to our members.<\/p>\n
\u00ab\u00a0This should not have been left to the last moment, but we hold up our end of the bargain when the government shifts its position.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n
The BMA said the new offer covered \u00ab\u00a0jobs, pay and progression\u00a0\u00bb.<\/p>\n
Previously known as junior doctors, resident doctors have received pay rises worth 33% over the past four years, including a 3.5% increase this year.<\/p>\n
It means starting salaries are now just over \u00a340,000, with the most senior resident doctors getting \u00a376,500 in basic pay. They can earn thousands more each year for things like working unsociable times and additional hours.<\/p>\n
But the BMA argues they are still being paid a fifth less than they were in 2008 once inflation is taken into account.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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