UK Government and Senior Doctors Reach Pay Deal to Potentially End Strikes

The deal, which includes a 4.95% pay increase, will be put to a vote by union members in January.

The UK government has reached a pay deal with senior doctors that could potentially end a series of disruptive strikes.
The British Medical Association said the government’s offer meant senior doctors will start to receive extra income next year, on top of a 6% pay increase already awarded for 2023 to 2024.
The doctors’ union said the government was investing 4.95% more in salaries for senior doctors, though the amount each doctor will get depends on their contracts.
The deal will be put to a vote by union members, with results expected in January.
The strikes have led to the postponement of more than 1 million hospital appointments and cost the NHS some 1.4 billion pounds ($1.8 billion) in lost income and staff coverage.