BMA backs 22.3% pay rise over two years for junior doctors in England

The BMA is to put a new pay offer worth 22.3% on average over two years to junior doctors in England, after agreeing a deal with the Labour government.Should members accept the deal, it will bring to an end the industrial action that began in March 2023.1The offer consists of an additional 4.05% for the pay year 2023-24 on top of the average 8.8% awarded last July, taking last year’s pay uplift to an average of 13.2%. This will be backdated to April 2023.The Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration (DDRB) and the government also announced on 29 July an award for 2024-25 that would give junior doctors an average 8% increase.Under the deal, a doctor starting foundation training in the NHS will see their base pay increase to £36 600, up from around £32 400, said the Department of Health and Social Care. A full time doctor entering…
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