Dr Chris Smith

“Resident doctors have accepted a deal that is another step forward on our journey towards pay restoration and crucially embeds improvements for doctors for the future.”

“There remains much more work to be done to address issues affecting resident doctors in Scotland, to secure their future - and the future of the NHS.”

“The deal negotiated by the Scottish Resident Doctors Committee (SRDC) will move all resident doctors in Scotland up the pay scale and is the equivalent of an average end-of-year pay uplift for 2025/26 of 9.9% and for 2026/27 of 9.4%.”

“There remains much more work to be done to address issues affecting resident doctors in Scotland, to secure their future - and the future of the NHS.”

“Resident doctors have accepted a deal that is another step forward on our journey towards pay restoration and crucially embeds improvements for doctors for the future.”

“Our view is the substantial investment proposed continues the progress made to reverse the pay erosion resident doctors have suffered since 2008.”

“discussions between the union and the government had been "useful" and welcomed a "constructive approach"”

“It doesn't end the need for full pay restoration, but if resident doctors vote in favour, it makes considerable further progress on our journey to restore our pay to 2008 levels.”

“From day one of this dispute, we've been clear that strike action was a last resort, so we are pleased that after a period of intense negotiations we have agreed an offer which we believe now faithfully delivers on the deal we made with the Scottish government nearly three years ago.”

“Our view is the substantial investment proposed continues the progress made to reverse the pay erosion resident doctors have suffered since 2008.”

“Our view is the substantial investment proposed continues the progress made to reverse the pay erosion resident doctors have suffered since 2008.”

“We have been involved in extensive negotiations with the Scottish Government today and talks will continue this week. The message from our ballot of resident doctors in Scotland is that they will not stand by while the deal made with them just two years ago is broken, but we remain absolutely committed to doing all we can to find a resolution that will avoid strike action, which is the clear aim of the ongoing talks.”

“That means that the impact is felt in elective services such as operations and cancelled procedures are likely if strike action does go ahead.”

“We have held useful talks with Neil Gray and the Scottish Government today and we welcome the constructive approach adopted.”

“We have held useful talks with Neil Gray and the Scottish Government today, and we welcome the constructive approach adopted.”

“We have held useful talks with Neil Gray and the Scottish Government today and we welcome the constructive approach adopted.”

“Further negotiations are now planned, which is crucial as we clearly need considerable and urgent progress if we are to avoid strikes which resident doctors in Scotland voted for overwhelming in the ballot that closed last week.”

“By turning its back on this deal, the Scottish government is forcing a dispute and knowingly putting the NHS in Scotland at risk of disruptive strike action”

“The result of this ballot shows resident doctors in Scotland are united in anger over the Scottish Government breaking the deal they agreed over pay just two years ago. This is not where we wanted to be.”

“The result of this ballot shows that resident doctors in Scotland are united in anger over the Scottish government breaking the deal they agreed over pay just two years ago.”

“The result of this ballot shows that resident doctors in Scotland are united in anger over the Scottish Government breaking the deal they agreed over pay just two years ago.”

“The result of this ballot shows that resident doctors in Scotland are united in anger over the Scottish government breaking the deal they agreed over pay just two years ago.”

“The result of this ballot shows that resident doctors in Scotland are united in anger over the Scottish Government breaking the deal they agreed over pay just two years ago.”

“This is not where we wanted to be. However, we have sent a message loud and clear - the Government cannot brazenly renege on its commitments without expecting to be held to account.”

“This is not where we wanted to be. However, we have sent a message loud and clear - the government cannot brazenly renege on its commitments without expecting to be held to account.”

“By some measures this is a real-terms pay cut and even under optimistic forecasts, it will take decades to achieve pay restoration. That is completely unacceptable.”

“The result of this ballot shows that resident doctors in Scotland are united in anger over the Scottish government breaking the deal they agreed over pay just two years ago.”

“Doctors have been shocked that the Scottish government seem to be intent on throwing away the progress made in restoring our pay over the last two years and are clear they will stand up to protect the deal which was agreed in good faith by both sides.”