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Junior doctors pay offer

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MayBee70 Mon 29-Jul-24 14:38:25

Isn’t it about time they were no longer called junior doctors which makes them sound as though they just stand around learning things from more experienced doctors, not actually saving people’s lives?

Wyllow3 Mon 29-Jul-24 13:00:53

In the Guardian headlines as in today 12.29

"Junior doctors’ leaders agree 22.3% pay deal over two years
Tens of thousands of members will now vote on offer that could bring long-running dispute to an end

(which may be the same as 10% a year and the back-dating, I don't know)

Article says, "Junior doctors’ leaders have agreed a new pay deal with the government, which could lead to their wages rising by 22.3% over two years.

The landmark agreement comes after 44 days of strikes since junior doctors first took industrial action in March 2023 in pursuit of a 35% pay rise.

Stoppages by staff across the NHS since December 2022 have led to the postponement of 1.5m appointments, procedures and operations at an estimated cost of more than £3bn.

The British Medical Association’s (BMA) junior doctors committee has accepted an offer of an average rise of 22.3% over 2023/24 and 2024/25, the Guardian understands.

During a meeting on Saturday, the committee agreed to put the offer to its members, according to a source. If accepted, it will end the industrial action.

Tens of thousands of members will now vote on the deal."

Yes we need to keep our young doctors so badly.

Ilovecheese Mon 29-Jul-24 13:00:51

Nothing like enough to stop them going somewhere that pays more. As usual, we rely on their goodwill.

muffinthemoo Mon 29-Jul-24 12:42:59

Not restoration, or anything close. Sadly given the current state of the public finances, pay restoration is not possible.

No wonder all our young doctors leave to practice in other countries.

Jaxjacky Mon 29-Jul-24 12:36:37

It constitutes a pay rise of between 8.1% and 10.3% as well as a backdated 4.05% increase for 2023-24.