According to the head of the British Medical Association, the demand by junior doctors for a 35% pay rise is not fixed and could be subject to compromise. Philip Banfield, chair of the BMA’s ruling council, stated that the suggested percentage is indicative and that if the government were to acknowledge the erosion of NHS salaries over the years, it could open the door to negotiations. Banfield highlighted the underfunded and understaffed state of the health system in England, where demand outweighs resources by a significant margin and care rationing is becoming more evident. While Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay has blamed junior doctors for their refusal to lower their pay demand, Banfield argued that the government’s refusal to acknowledge the decline in pay value is the central issue. He added that if the government admitted to the fall in pay value, junior doctors would be willing to negotiate on how to restore that value over an agreed period of time.
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