Our aims
Resident doctors in the NHS in England are taking strike action in 2023 and 2024 to:
- achieve full pay restoration to reverse the steep decline in pay faced by resident doctors since 2008/9
- agree on a mechanism with the Government to prevent any future declines against the cost of living and inflation
- reform the DDRB (Doctors' and Dentists' Review Body) process so pay increases can be recommended independently and fairly to safeguard the recruitment and retention of resident doctors.
Find out if you can take part in industrial action as a resident doctor.
Junior doctors have changed their title to ‘resident doctors’
As of 18 September, all references to junior doctors in BMA communications have been changed to ‘resident doctors’.
Making up nearly 25% of all doctors in the UK, this cohort will now have a title that better reflects their huge range of skills and responsibilities.
Find out more about why junior doctors are now known as 'resident doctors'.