Doctors in Wales were recommended by their union to accept a new offer from the Welsh government.
Hospital doctors in Wales have voted to accept an improved pay offer from the Welsh government, putting an end to their industrial action.
It comes as junior doctors in England are in the midst of a five-day strike, the 11th walkout in a long running pay dispute. They also accepted an additional uplift for associate specialists, senior doctors who are on closed contracts. The Labour Welsh government's Health Secretary Eluned Morgan said: “Despite the most severe financial situation we’ve faced in the devolution era, we have worked hard to negotiate an end to this dispute.
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