Resident doctors in England have begun voting on whether to accept the Government’s latest offer on pay and jobs. The ...

The UK Government made a revised offer to resolve the dispute over jobs and pay. The UK RDC executive committee voted to call off the strike action that had been scheduled to take place 15 – 19 June ...

As a medical student, sitting through presentations of potential elective opportunities across the globe, the world very much ...

Safe working isn’t about rigid rules or targets; it’s a principle. A mindset that says there is a limit to what one clinician ...

The BMA has begun legal action against the Government over its U-turn on removing the General Medical Council’s right to ...

Find the answers to your questions on the government pay offer to resident doctors in England. Nodal point reform will be fully implemented by April 2027, as opposed to spread into 2029. This ...

After weeks of talks a last-minute offer has been made by Government that the UK resident doctors committee (UKRDC) Executive Committee at the BMA will put to its members. Strikes planned to start ...

Following the DDRB recommendation of a 3.5% pay uplift the Northern Ireland SAS committee elected to ballot members on industrial action. We have now secured a successful mandate and therefore have ...

If you are not scheduled to work on a particular day of action are fully entitled to join in organised activities on the day, and we would encourage you to do so. You cannot have your wages deducted ...

Pay deductions . You will not be entitled to be paid for any day on which you were due to be working but take industrial action. We know that it is hard to lose income. However, i ...

There are three components of maternity pay that SAS doctors may be eligible for. These are OMP (occupational maternity pay), SMP (statutory maternity pay) and MA (maternity allowance). Industrial ...