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| Deal on junior doctor contract 'agreed' | Deal on junior doctor contract 'agreed' |
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| A deal has been agreed in the long-running dispute over a new junior doctors' contract in England. | A deal has been agreed in the long-running dispute over a new junior doctors' contract in England. |
| Government negotiators and the British Medical Association leadership have reached an agreement after eight days of talks at conciliation service Acas. | Government negotiators and the British Medical Association leadership have reached an agreement after eight days of talks at conciliation service Acas. |
| Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said the deal was a "significant step forward", while the BMA said it represented the "best and final way" to end the row. | Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said the deal was a "significant step forward", while the BMA said it represented the "best and final way" to end the row. |
| The offer will now be put to a vote of over 40,000 BMA members. | The offer will now be put to a vote of over 40,000 BMA members. |
| That means it could still end up being rejected, but the fact the union and government have agreed a deal to end the stalemate is a major breakthrough. | That means it could still end up being rejected, but the fact the union and government have agreed a deal to end the stalemate is a major breakthrough. |
| These talks were seen as the last chance to get an agreement and were set up after a series of strikes, including the first-ever full walk-out by doctors. | These talks were seen as the last chance to get an agreement and were set up after a series of strikes, including the first-ever full walk-out by doctors. |
| It comes after the government announced in February it would be imposing the contract from this summer after previous talks failed. | It comes after the government announced in February it would be imposing the contract from this summer after previous talks failed. |
| The details released on Wednesday include several major changes: | |
| BMA junior doctor leader Dr Johann Malawana said he was pleased to have reached a deal after "intense but constructive talks", adding it was the "best and final way" of resolving the dispute. | |
| "Junior doctors have always wanted to agree a safe and fair contract, one that recognises and values the contribution junior doctors make to the NHS, addresses the recruitment and retention crisis in parts of the NHS and provides the basis for delivering a world-class health service. | "Junior doctors have always wanted to agree a safe and fair contract, one that recognises and values the contribution junior doctors make to the NHS, addresses the recruitment and retention crisis in parts of the NHS and provides the basis for delivering a world-class health service. |
| "What has been agreed today delivers on these principles, is a good deal for junior doctors and will ensure that they can continue to deliver high-quality care for patients." | "What has been agreed today delivers on these principles, is a good deal for junior doctors and will ensure that they can continue to deliver high-quality care for patients." |
| He said he would be recommending the deal to junior doctors ahead of the vote of BMA members, which will be run in June. | |
| Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said: "We welcome this significant agreement which delivers important changes to the junior doctors' contract necessary to deliver a safer seven-day NHS. | Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said: "We welcome this significant agreement which delivers important changes to the junior doctors' contract necessary to deliver a safer seven-day NHS. |
| "The talks have been constructive and positive and highlighted many areas outside the contract where further work is necessary to value the vital role of junior doctors and improve the training and support they are given. | "The talks have been constructive and positive and highlighted many areas outside the contract where further work is necessary to value the vital role of junior doctors and improve the training and support they are given. |
| "This deal represents a definitive step forward for patients, for doctors and for the NHS as a whole." | "This deal represents a definitive step forward for patients, for doctors and for the NHS as a whole." |
| Timeline of the dispute | Timeline of the dispute |
| December 2012 - The government invites the BMA for talks over new contract | |
| October 2014 - BMA withdraws from talks | October 2014 - BMA withdraws from talks |
| July 2015 - Independent pay review body publishes recommendations for a new contract | July 2015 - Independent pay review body publishes recommendations for a new contract |
| August 2015 - BMA refuses to re-enter talks | August 2015 - BMA refuses to re-enter talks |
| November 2015 - The government makes contract offer to junior doctors and BMA announces strikes | |
| December 2015 / January 2016 - Talks re-start at conciliation service Acas and strike for 1 December called off | December 2015 / January 2016 - Talks re-start at conciliation service Acas and strike for 1 December called off |
| January 2016 - First of four strikes, involving emergency cover being provided, is held | |
| February 2016 - Ministers announced imposition of contract following second strike | |
| April 2016 - First-ever all-out strike by doctors held in the history of the NHS | |
| May 2016 - Talks re-start after intervention by leaders at the royal colleges of medicine |