Resident doctors in England vote to accept a Government pay offer that brings an average 6.6% pay uplift, intended to end strike action. Reports say the increase is due to be fully implemented by April 2027. The package is described as including standard 2016 resident doctor contract terms for locally employed medics, with the updated pay structure applying across the group covered by the deal.
Several outlets also frame the settlement as concluding a prolonged dispute, noting that it follows years of industrial action. One report adds that resident doctor pay is higher on average than it was four years ago, and others present the uplift as part of a wider workforce package.
The Financial Times also reports that alongside the pay rise, the Government plans to create an additional 4,500 speciality training places. Across coverage, the common element is that the vote backs the 6.6% uplift and that strikes end after acceptance of the offer, with the changes scheduled to complete by April 2027.
