Junior doctors to strike in Scotland after rejecting pay offer

Junior doctors successful Scotland are acceptable to onslaught aft rejecting a wage connection made by the Scottish government.

BMA Scotland said 3 days of onslaught enactment would instrumentality spot betwixt 12 and 15 July unless an improved connection was made.

The Scottish authorities had projected a 14.5% wage emergence implicit a play of 2 years, which it described arsenic the champion connection successful the UK.

But the national said that 71.1% of its members had voted to cull the offer.

Dr Chris Smith, the seat of the BMA's Scottish inferior doc committee, said members had spoken "decisively and clearly" - but that onslaught enactment would beryllium taken "reluctantly".

He said: "It is beyond uncertainty that they bash not see this connection capable to statesman the process of addressing the wage erosion we person suffered since 2008 - erstwhile wage for a inferior doc was immoderate 28.5% higher.

"That is wherefore our connection to the Scottish authorities contiguous is stark. Come backmost with an improved connection and we tin inactive avert the request for strikes and the disruption they volition origin america each and patients successful particular.

"The shot is present firmly backmost successful the government's court, and I anticipation they respond urgently and positively."

The union, which has been calling for a 23.5% increase, says it is present seeking an urgent gathering with Health Secretary Michael Matheson.

He antecedently told the BBC helium would "do everything" to debar concern action.

In May, the Scottish authorities offered inferior doctors an aggregate 14.5% wage summation implicit 2 years, positive talks connected a alteration to the strategy of wage reviews successful future.

BMA Scotland enactment the connection to its members with nary recommendation.