Agreement reached on pay and contract reform.
Resident Doctors have voted to accept a revised pay and contract
reform offer and call off strike action.
The British Medical Association (BMA) has confirmed that its
members have accepted an offer of 4.25% in 2025-26 and 3.75% in
2026-27 – a deal that matches one recently accepted by nurses and
other health care staff.
The agreement, which will see a cumulative 8.16% uplift over two
years, also includes a separate package of contractual reform
over the same period with a total combined investment of £133
million.
Proposed strike action, which had originally been postponed by
the BMA on 9 January, will now be cancelled.
Health Secretary
said:
“I am pleased that we have reached an agreement with Resident
Doctors over pay and contractual reform.
“I'm grateful to the BMA for the intensive and constructive talks
we held to reach this agreement and for confirmation that any
threat of industrial action is now fully lifted, avoiding any
cancelled operations or disruption to care.
“The combined offer will see the same pay deal which
nurses and NHS support staff agreed.
“It
also includes additional investment
in contractual reform over the same period, providing a total
combined investment of £133 million over this time, underlining
our commitment to the 2023 pay and contract reform agreement.
“With Scotland remaining the only part of the UK to avoid
pay-related strike action in the NHS, I am now determined that we
will continue to make progress in cutting waiting times and
ensuring people get quality care.”
Background
This investment will allow Resident Doctors and Resident Dentists
to move to the next point on their pay journey from 1 December
2025.
Any Resident Doctor or Resident Dentist at the top of their
respective pay scale who cannot benefit from a pay point increase
will receive the equivalent value in a one-off consolidated
payment to enable further progress on contract reform. This will
ensure that all Resident Doctors and Resident Doctors are treated
equitably.
