Member

When we agreed that deal to end the strikes last year, resident doctors did not just receive a 22% pay rise, the Government gave a genuine commitment to build a new partnership with those we now call resident doctors, based on mutual respect. I have personally ensured that that commitment was followed through. A new exception reporting process has been agreed with resident doctors in principle, so that doctors are paid for the work they are asked to do. A review of rotational training is under way and almost complete to reduce disruption to resident doctors’ lives. We promised to tackle GP unemployment, and we have delivered with an extra 1,900 GPs on the front line who were otherwise facing unemployment. I am determined to go further to tackle doctor unemployment.