The government has announced a 2025–26 pay award of 4% plus a consolidated £750 for resident doctors in England.
This represents a pay uplift for resident doctors of between 5% for an ST8 and 6% for an F1. RPI inflation was 4.5% in April.
Resident doctors are not worth less than our colleagues were in 2008, and this award offers no road map towards reversing years of real-terms wage cuts.
This smacks of complacency from the government – and with the NHS struggling to attract and retain talented staff, the government cannot afford to be complacent. We need to see a credible pathway to full pay restoration.
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Nodal point
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Grade
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Current pay (£)
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Pay after award (£)
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Difference (%)
|
|
1
|
F1
|
36,616
|
38,830.64
|
6.05
|
|
2
|
F2
|
42,008
|
44,438.32
|
5.79
|
|
3
|
CT1–CT2
|
49,909
|
52,655.36
|
5.50
|
|
4
|
CT3–4
|
61,825
|
65,048.00
|
5.21
|
|
3
|
ST1–2
|
49,909
|
52,655.36
|
5.50
|
|
4
|
ST3–5
|
61,825
|
65,048.00
|
5.21
|
|
5
|
ST6–8
|
70,425
|
73,992.00
|
5.06
|
HCSA cannot call members to strike from 20th June. HCSA members will be required to work during planned strikes from 27th June 2024 to 2nd July 2024.
The exception to this is HCSA members who hold an additional membership of another striking union, who may be able to participate if called upon to strike by the other union. Members in this position don't need to leave HCSA and will still receive all the other benefits of HCSA membership.
HCSA will use the general election to lobby political leaders for a change of approach on junior doctor pay and press for an urgent plan. There is also the prospect of the annual pay award that should arise through the pay review body recommendation for 2024. HCSA will be led by our members on whether the award is acceptable.
If attempts to engage politically do not produce an increased offer for junior doctors, HCSA will consult the membership and explore the best way forward. We will not rule out the possibility of a future strike ballot.