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<p>On 4 November, the Government published a firm offer for a new contract published
by NHS Employers alongside a new calculator that offers specific information on how
the new contract will impact doctors’ salary. On the same day, I issued a Written
Ministerial Statement (<a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Lords/2015-11-04/HLWS282/"
target="_blank">HLWS282</a>) in Parliament and the Secretary of State wrote directly
to all junior doctors. The Government guaranteed that under the new contract:</p><br
/><p>‒ average pay will be maintained, and that the pay of all junior doctors working
safe hours in the transition to the new contract would be protected and those junior
doctors who could complete their training within four years will continue to be paid
based on the existing contract. We want the British Medical Association to work with
us on the detail and the Secretary of State for Health will be setting out the details
of the Government’s offer to junior doctors in the coming days;</p><br /><p>‒ basic
pay will reflect a 40 hour week, and planned hours worked on top of this (up to a
maximum of eight hours) will be paid proportionately i.e at the standard rate for
the time of day worked;</p><br /><p>‒ there will be a mutual contractual obligation
on employers and trainees to respect the following limits on working hours:</p><br
/><p>o A maximum of 48 weekly hours on average (extended, but still limited, to 56
hours a week on average for those trainees who choose to opt- out of the Working Time
Regulations);</p><p>o New maximum of 72 hours in any consecutive seven day period
(lower than the 91 hours possible within average weekly hours of 48);</p><p>o No rostered
shift to exceed 13 hours (excluding overnight on-call periods); and</p><p>o A new
limit of no more than five consecutive long shifts (i.e. more than 10 hours); no more
than four consecutive night shifts (where at least three hours fall between 11pm and
6am); and no more than seven consecutive days and nights on-call.</p><br /><p>‒ introduce
a safer, fairer contract for junior doctors that will help improve their training
experience to better support patient care every day of the week.</p><br /><p>The published
contract offer to junior doctors and calculator is attached and can be found at:</p><br
/><p><a href="http://www.nhsemployers.org/your-workforce/need-to-know/junior-doctors-contract"
target="_blank">http://www.nhsemployers.org/your-workforce/need-to-know/junior-doctors-contract</a></p><p><strong></strong></p>
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