Junior doctor contract is to be renegotiated

Abstract

Junior doctors’ pay and conditions will be renegotiated after a report by NHS Employers branded the current contract “no longer fit for purpose.” NHS Employers proposes negotiating a new contract for junior doctors that would be based on the need to deliver more flexible working patterns and that recognised and rewarded trainees for clinical competences rather than simply hours worked. The recommendation comes in a scoping report that included input from employing organisations and the BMA. Pay for trainees should be weighted more towards basic pay than banding, NHS Employers suggests, to reduce the financial risk …