{"id":11547,"date":"2024-09-17T13:48:34","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T13:48:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/junior-doctors-want-more-despite-backing-pay-deal\/"},"modified":"2024-09-17T13:48:35","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T13:48:35","slug":"junior-doctors-want-more-despite-backing-pay-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/junior-doctors-want-more-despite-backing-pay-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Junior doctors want more despite backing pay deal"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Junior doctors in England have accepted the government\u2019s offer of a 22% pay rise, but warn they will want more in the coming years.<\/p>\n

Members of the British Medical Association backed the deal offered by the government with 66% voting in favour of the increase, which is spread over two years. Nearly 46,000 took part in the online ballot.<\/p>\n

It brings to an end the 18-month dispute, which saw junior doctors take part in 11 separate strikes.<\/p>\n

But the BMA warned this must be just the start of a series of above-inflation pay rises or there would be “consequences”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The union’s junior doctor co-leader, Dr Vivek Trivedi, told the BBC the deal had only started “to turn the tide on pay cuts”.<\/p>\n

He described it as a “compromise” – the BMA had been after a 35% pay rise to make up for what it says are 15 years of below-inflation pay awards.<\/p>\n

He said in future years the expectation was that pay would continue going up above inflation – and if that did not happen the government needed to be \u201cprepared for consequences\u201d.<\/p>\n

“It does mark the start of the journey, but the journey is not over.”<\/p>\n

The deal increases the starting salary for a junior doctor from \u00a329,384 in 2022-23 to \u00a336,616 a year in basic pay. Those at the top end of the pay scale earn more than \u00a370,000. <\/p>\n

But junior doctors typically make 25% to 30% more on top in extra payments for things like additional work and unsocial hours.<\/p>\n

The offer was made by Health Secretary Wes Streeting in late July \u2013 just weeks after Labour won the election.<\/p>\n

He said he was \u201cpleased\u201d it had been accepted, ending the \u201cmost devastating dispute in the health service\u2019s history\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis marks the necessary first step in our mission to cut waiting lists, reform the broken health service, and make it fit for the future,” Streeting added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The pay deal includes a 4% backdated pay rise for 2023-24, on top of the existing increase they have already received worth an average of 9% for the last financial year.<\/p>\n

A further pay rise worth about 8% will be paid for 2024-25, as recommended by an independent pay review body.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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That brings the total over the two years to around 22%, on average, for each junior doctor, with the lowest paid set to receive the largest increases.<\/p>\n

Industrial action in the NHS is estimated to have cost taxpayers around \u00a31.7 billion during 2023 and 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

‘Sigh of relief’<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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Danny Mortimer, chief executive of NHS Employers, which represents NHS trusts, said: \u201cHealth leaders will breathe a massive sigh of relief to know that the dispute has come to a successful resolution.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe last thing our members wanted was the threat of more strikes over what is expected to be a very difficult winter.\u201d<\/p>\n

Junior doctors in Wales recently voted in favour of an improved pay deal, while in Northern Ireland talks are ongoing and no strike action is currently planned.<\/p>\n

Junior doctors did not take industrial action in Scotland after they accepted a pay offer from the devolved government last year.<\/p>\n

The announcement comes ahead of the title of junior doctor being dropped in favour of the term resident doctors from Wednesday. <\/p>\n

Streeting agreed to the change during the talks.<\/p>\n

The term junior doctor has long been disliked by the BMA, which believes it did not reflect the experience and standing of junior doctors – some of whom can have eight or more years experience.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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