Doctors in training vote to accept the government’s pay offer
On the 16 September, the BMA Resident Doctor Committee (formerly the BMA Junior Doctors Committee) has reported a majority yes vote with 66 per cent of respondents voting to accept the terms. This ends the dispute between the BMA Resident Doctor Committee and government.
The offer has been designed to reform the pay for resident doctors, and includes measures aimed at improving the experiences of resident doctors in England.
The pay increases are scheduled to be paid in November 2024 and will include the DDRB pay uplift which will also be backdated to 1 April 2024.
Next steps
The BMA Resident Doctors Committee has now terminated the current trade disputes in relation to doctors in training in England. Further information about how the offer will be taken forward will be shared as soon as possible.
The BMA will withdraw the rate card, for doctors in training in England, with immediate effect.
An implementation group will now be formed to discuss other detailed elements of the deal, including the flexible pay premia uplifts and a set of work on the exception reporting process.
A separate group will form, led by the Department of Health and Social Care, to review the training model concerning the number and frequency of rotations.
Pay resources
We are now working to update the pay circular on our website to enable you to communicate the details of the pay awards to your teams and will publish these as soon as we are able.
Further updates will follow shortly, including notification of when the above material can be accessed on the NHS Employers website.
Further information
- Read our statement.
- Read the Pay offer for doctors and dentists in training.
- Read the NHS Pay Review Body report.
- Read the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration report.
- NHS Confederation responds to NHS pay announcements.
- Read NHS Employers' 2024/25 evidence to the pay review bodies.
