UK Makes Pay Offer to Junior Doctors in Bid to End Strikes

The UK government reached a deal with the British Medical Association to raise pay for junior doctors by as much as 24.6% over two years to end 15 months of strikes in Britain’s National Health Service.

The agreement includes a backdated pay rise averaging 4.1% for 2023-4 on top of the existing increase of as much as 10% for that tax year, the Department of Health and Social Care said on Monday in an emailed statement. Doctors will be given a further pay rise of 6% plus £1,000 for 2024-5. The BMA recommended the offer to members, who must now ...