UK doctors’ trade union and professional body
Unions have rejected a BBC pay offer of 1% with a £500 minimum for full-time staff, arguing it fails to keep pace with inflation. The broadcaster says the offer is part of broader cost-saving measures as it faces funding pressures and job cuts.
NHS England has published data showing an average of 2,241 patients daily experienced corridor care in emergency departments in May, with 669 more treated in wards. The figures highlight a national crisis, concentrated in a few trusts, as ministers pledge to eradicate the practice.
England’s resident doctors have suspended planned strikes after the government presents a new offer. The British Medical Association says members will vote in a referendum on the deal, which includes a 6.6% pay uplift by April 2027 and standard 2016 terms for locally employed doctors. If members reject, escalation of action remains possible.