‘The journey is not over’: What next for resident doctors' pay?

Angela Walker

By Emma Wilkinson

After two-thirds of British Medical Association resident doctor members voted to accept a pay deal from the government, NHS leaders have breathed a sigh of relief - but the union has warned that the campaign is "not over".

The deal, which amounts to a 22.3% uplift over 2 years, brings to an end a long-running dispute that saw eleven rounds, totalling 44 days, of strike action in just under two years that has been estimated to cost the NHS around £3 billion.