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Last-minute talks are taking place between doctors and government negotiators to avert Wednesday's strike over a contract dispute.
Junior doctors in England will take part in their second 24-hour walk-out from 08:00.
Informal talks - not involving Acas conciliators- are taking place.
It comes as fresh details emerge about how close the two sides got on a deal during the Acas talks which broke down at the end of January.
The BBC understands the British Medical Association put forward a proposal that would have seen doctors' basic pay rise by about half the 11% offered by ministers in return for Saturday not to be treated as a normal working day.
The union argued it would have been cost neutral, meaning the government would not pay any more than the £5bn currently spent on junior doctor salaries.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-35531115
Junior doctors in England will take part in their second 24-hour walk-out from 08:00.
Informal talks - not involving Acas conciliators- are taking place.
It comes as fresh details emerge about how close the two sides got on a deal during the Acas talks which broke down at the end of January.
The BBC understands the British Medical Association put forward a proposal that would have seen doctors' basic pay rise by about half the 11% offered by ministers in return for Saturday not to be treated as a normal working day.
The union argued it would have been cost neutral, meaning the government would not pay any more than the £5bn currently spent on junior doctor salaries.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-35531115