NHS consultants end pay dispute after accepting fresh government pay offer

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Consultants in England have voted to accept a government pay deal - bringing to an end the dispute which had led to strike action.

The British Medical Association , a trade union which has been representing senior doctors during the year-long pay dispute - put the offer to its members, with 83 per cent voting in favour.Consultants who are members of the British Medical Association and the Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association have backed a fresh pay deal. The offer will mean some consultants will receive a pay increase of nearly 20% for the financial year 2023-24.

This is only the end of the beginning, and we have some way to go before the pay consultants have lost over the last 15 years has been restored. Therefore, all eyes will be on this year's pay review round, recommendations from the DDRB and response from the Government." Members of the Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association also voted - by 83% - to accept the offer.

 

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