Consultants in Northern Ireland accept pay offer
The BMA’s Northern Ireland Consultants Committee has accepted a pay offer from the Department of Health, ending their pay dispute. A referendum of consultants had a 75.1% turnout, with 94.3% voting to accept a 5.26% average additional rise on 2023-24 pay scales, which will be backdated to March 2024. The rise is in addition to 6% already awarded for 2023-24 and is separate from any subsequent pay award for 2024-25. (Full story doi:10.1136/bmj.q1859)
