Pay & Contracts

Attracted to other shores

Many final- and penultimate-year students in Northern Ireland are considering starting their careers elsewhere, a survey shows. Jennifer Trueland talks to them about their disillusionment with the healthcare system and their motivation for leaving their country behind

Pay & Contracts By Jennifer Trueland

BMA announces strike ballot on pay for resident doctors

Government fails to commit to pay restoration forcing doctors leaders to take further industrial action

By Tim Tonkin 02.05.25

Resident doctors re-enter pay dispute with government

Members urged to get ‘ballot-ready’ following delay to DDRB pay recommendation

By Ben Ireland 09.04.25

Medical students demand government ‘fix our funding’

Nine in 10 face financial pressures and 40 per cent consider dropping out or pause in study

By Ben Ireland 20.03.25

Pay recommendation victory for doctors

Northern Ireland will see a pay rise in full, in line with all UK nations

By Jennifer Trueland 12.02.25

SAS doctors in Scotland endorse pay offer

Deal must be viewed as a stepping stone to further improvements on pay in the future, says BMA Scotland

By Tim Tonkin 29.01.25

Pay offer averts industrial action on Isle of Man

Breakthrough on negotiations will see an 8 per cent pay rise for doctors if accepted

By Tim Tonkin 23.01.25

A 'huge step forward' in the battle for fair pay

Plenty of people told Oba Babs-Osibodu change wasn't possible but he pushed successfully for fairer pay. He tells Seren Boyd about a 'lightbulb moment' and why his next priority for resident doctors in Wales is contract reform

By Seren Boyd 10.01.25

SAS doctors in Northern Ireland accept pay offer

Doctors employed under the 2021 specialist and specialty doctor contracts will receive an annual pay increase of up to 7.1 per cent

By Tim Tonkin 20.12.24