Resident doctors end strikes after accepting pay deal | UK | News
Junior doctors in England have voted to accept the Government’s proposal to improve pay and working conditions and end workplace homicides. to hit action, ministry Health and Social Care said. The package includes standard 2016 junior doctor contract terms for all locally employed paramedics and an average salary increase of 6.6% to be fully implemented by April 2027.
The BMA said in a post on
The BMA said 47.1 per cent of those who attended voted not to accept the final offer.
Health Secretary James Murray said: “This is very good news for junior doctors, patients and the NHS as a whole, allowing us to draw a line at the disruption of previous months and focus on getting on with the work of rebuilding our health service.”
He said the deal meant junior doctors would benefit from a new pay structure, better career progression opportunities and a range of other improved conditions to support them during rotation and training.
Mr Murray added: “Patients will be relieved that the NHS is entering a period of more stability. But this is the beginning of the journey, not the end.”
“I know there is more to do and I am determined to continue to work constructively with junior doctors, all NHS staff and the unions that represent them to improve their working lives and together create a healthcare service fit for the future.”
The deal, announced on Monday (29 June), also includes 4,500 extra specialist training places over three years and means junior doctor salaries will be 35.2% higher on average than four years ago, according to the Government.
During the dispute, the British Medical Association (BMA) Specialist Doctors Committee has undertaken 21 days of strike action since July 2025.
Thousands of junior doctors in England were due to go on a four-day strike on 15 June; This would be the sixteenth strike action since 2023. After the offer was made, it was canceled on June 13.
Online voting ran from June 18 to June 26. The BMA had threatened that strikes “must increase in intensity” if junior doctors refused the deal.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer welcomed the agreement. He said there would be better salary progression, career opportunities and working conditions for junior doctors.
He added: “Together we can continue to deliver to patients and shorten waiting lists.”
