Junior Doctors: Pay
Commons · Question 2351 · Tabled 30 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 4 Sep 2024
Question
Asked by Victoria Atkins
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the (a) total and (b) estimated yearly cost to the public purse is of the pay offer award to NHS junior doctors.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 4 Sep 2024
The additional pay uplift, worth an average of 4.05% on top of their existing pay award for 2023/24, would have an estimated cost impact of approximately £350 million per year. The estimated £350 million cost for 2023/24 will fall in 2024/25 for accountin...