“This is not a decision that has been taken lightly.”
Junior doctors in Northern Ireland are to be balloted on industrial action, the British Medical Association has announced.
The Northern Ireland Junior Doctors Committee said the Permanent Secretary was unable to give them these assurances and as a result they will now move to begin the process of balloting junior doctors for strike action. “What we heard from our survey results, alongside the feedback we received from the hundreds of junior doctors who attended our workplace listening sessions earlier in the year, meant the decision to proceed towards a ballot was clear-cut for the committee.
“The combination of these issues, and the fact our contract no longer reflects the current reality of training in Northern Ireland, means many junior doctors are opting out of training, leaving the profession, or choosing to practice outside of Northern Ireland where pay, conditions and life/work balance is much more attractive,” she added.
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"The Department reiterated the position regarding the ongoing absence of pay offers for 2023/24. The reality is that implementing the pay offered in England for Agenda for Change health and social care staff, and implementing the recommendations of the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration, would require large scale cuts to services on an unprecedented scale, with severe and lasting implications for health and social care provision.
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