Doctors urged to accept pay rise of up to £7,000 and end strikes

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14 Jul 2023

Doctors are under pressure to accept pay rises of up to £7,000 and call off strikes after Rishi Sunak announced bigger-than-expected salary increases for a million public sector workers.

The Prime Minister said the Government had backed the health service with record funding and he called on unions to “make the NHS strong again” as he revealed pay rises ranging from 5 to 7 per cent.

Four education unions immediately cancelled planned industrial action and accepted the Government’s plan to increase pay for teachers by 6.5 per cent this year.

However, the British Medical Association (BMA) dismissed the proposal, instead saying that the Government had “missed a huge opportunity” to offer doctors a “credible” pay rise.

It means the longest junior doctors’ strike in NHS history will enter the second of five days on Friday, while consultants are also due to walk out on two days next week.

The Prime Minister, who agreed to