Junior Doctors Striking Again in June for 16th Time
Junior doctors are set to strike again in June, marking their 16th round of industrial action. This follows the British Medical Association's rejection of a pay deal proposed by the new Health Secretary. The government has indicated that plans for new specialist training places will be scrapped due to budget constraints.
- ▪The BMA rejected a pay deal that would have improved junior doctors' salaries by 35% over four years.
- ▪The most senior junior doctors would have earned a basic salary of £77,348, with total earnings exceeding £100,000 including additional hours.
- ▪The government had planned to introduce 4,000 new specialist training places, but this expansion will now be canceled.
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Junior doctors will strike again in June – their 16th round of industrial action – after the BMA rejected a pay deal following talks with new Health Secretary James Murray. The rejected offer would have left doctors 35% better off than four years ago, with the most senior juniors on a basic salary of £77,348 and average total earnings exceeding £100,000 once additional hours were included… The government had also offered 4,000 new specialist training places, with the first 1,000 due in August at a cost of £18.5 million. Government officials say this expansion will now be scrapped because there isn’t enough time or money to deliver it…
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