Junior medical doctors will start voting later this month on whether or not to simply accept the federal government's pay provide.
The brand new Labour authorities has offered the medics in England a 22.3% average pay rise, which the British Medical Affiliation (BMA) union is recommending is accepted by members.
If it does move, it might sign an finish to the industrial action that has gripped junior medical doctors in recent years.
In keeping with the BMA, the vote will happen between 19 August and 15 September.
Members will be capable of solid their ballots digitally, and so a end result can be forthcoming not lengthy after the polls shut.
The pay provide is backdated to the 23/24 monetary yr, and continues into the 24/25 interval.
It's structured to equate to a median 22.3% rise over the 2 years.
Throughout their negotiations with the federal government, the BMA had sought a path in direction of "pay restoration" valued at a rise of greater than 30%.
This was primarily based on restoring pay to the degrees junior medical doctors had earlier than the 2008 monetary disaster.
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Nonetheless, even when the phrases are accepted, there's a potential for additional strikes sooner or later.
In data supplied for junior medical doctors, the BMA mentioned: "If we settle for this provide now, we primarily 'financial institution' the pay rise with backdating proposed, and this larger pay will create the baseline from which we will go into dispute and poll for motion after April 2025 to proceed pursuing pay restoration, ought to the [pay recommendation board] fail to ship on its reforms, and the federal government fail to instil confidence within the course of."
The union provides that any extra funds wouldn't be acquired till November as a result of means the payroll system works.
The federal government has been criticised by the Conservative opposition for the pay provide to junior medical doctors.
It got here alongside above inflation pay offers to the public sectors, which is believed to have price £9.4bn.
Shadow well being secretary Victoria Atkins, who was well being secretary earlier than the election, mentioned a 20% rise for junior medical doctors was predicted to price £1.7bn when she was in authorities.
She known as on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to make clear the price of the federal government provide.
"If she doesn't, the general public will see this for precisely what it's - a ploy to get them to simply accept Labour's tax rises," she mentioned.
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Ms Reeves, nonetheless, mentioned the pay rise will price the taxpayer £350m.
She mentioned it is a "drop in ocean" in contrast with the price of industrial motion within the NHS final yr - which the chancellor claimed was £1.7bn, though this might embody motion from different elements of the well being system like nurses and consultants.