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Jeremy Hunt has told doctors’ leaders that the government’s “door is open” as he seeks a solution to the dispute over new contracts for junior medics.
In a letter to Dr Mark Porter, chairman of the British Medical Association’s council, the health secretary said he was sorry to learn of the BMA’s decision to go ahead with a strike on 10 February.
He said the government and NHS Employers had made a significant offer on the main issue still remaining – over when premium rates of pay should kick in for doctors working on Saturdays – and added it was disappointing the BMA had felt unable to negotiate.
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/feb/02/junior-doctors-strike-jeremy-hunt-urges-bma-negotiate
In a letter to Dr Mark Porter, chairman of the British Medical Association’s council, the health secretary said he was sorry to learn of the BMA’s decision to go ahead with a strike on 10 February.
He said the government and NHS Employers had made a significant offer on the main issue still remaining – over when premium rates of pay should kick in for doctors working on Saturdays – and added it was disappointing the BMA had felt unable to negotiate.
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/feb/02/junior-doctors-strike-jeremy-hunt-urges-bma-negotiate
