Hospital doctors in Wales vote to accept pay offers

Consultants, junior doctors, and specialist, associate specialist, and specialty (SAS) doctors in Wales have accepted the Welsh government’s pay offers, bringing an end to three separate pay disputes.The announcement came in the middle of the latest five day strike by junior doctors in England—their 11th walkout in their current pay dispute.In a referendum 96% of junior doctors in Wales voted to accept an additional 7.4%, taking the total to a 12.4% uplift for the 2023-24 financial year. The rise will be backdated to April 2023.The ballot also saw 86% of consultants vote to accept a revised consultant pay scale that will improve early years pay and increase career average pay to retain the senior workforce.SAS doctors voted 82% to accept the offer that will mean increases of between 6.1% and 9.2%, as well as an additional uplift for associate specialists.In August 2023 BMA committees representing all secondary care doctors in…
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