Pay deal to ‘cost less than another week of resident doctor strikes’

• The Health Secretary says settling the resident doctors' dispute will cost £200 million this year, which is less than the expense of one additional week of strikes.
• An agreement was reached between ministers and the British Medical Association (BMA) on Monday, following 21 days of strikes by resident doctors in England since July last year.
• Health Secretary James Murray said that the deal “has broken the cycle of strikes” and is beneficial for taxpayers, NHS staff, and patients.
• The Government confirmed that the deal will result in resident doctors' pay being 35.2 per cent higher on average compared to four years ago, with an average 6.6 per cent pay uplift.
• Just over half (53 per cent) of resident doctors voted to accept the offer, leading to the BMA confirming that the strikes will now cease.

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Pay deal to end resident doctor strikes to cost £200m this year