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BMA fears uphill struggle to sell agreed deal
The British Medical Association (BMA) has expressed concerns that it would face an ‘uphill struggle’ to convince junior doctors to accept the new contract which has been agreed with ministers after conciliation talks.
The terms are due to be put to a vote of more than 40,000 BMA members in June. Both the BMA and NHS leaders have begun urging junior doctors to sign up to the new deal.
The updated contract includes the basic pay rise being reduced from 13.5 per cent to between 10 per cent and 11 per cent; weekends no longer being divided up between normal and unsocial hours, instead a system of supplements will be paid which depend on how many weekends a doctor works over the course of a year; and extra pay for night shifts being reduced from 50 per cent to 37 per cent.
In addition, extra support will be made available for doctors who take time out, such as women who go on maternity leave, to enable them to catch up on their training and thus qualify for pay rises - after claims women were being unfairly penalised; and junior doctors getting an enhanced role in advising and liaising with the independent guardians who keep an eye on the hours doctors work.
BMA junior doctor leader Dr Johann Malawana said: "What has been agreed is a good deal for junior doctors and will ensure that they can continue to deliver high-quality care for patients."
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