Written question WQ93634
- Asked by
- Andrew RT DaviesConservative
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Secretary for Health, Social Care and Welsh Language
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 6 days
Question
Does the Cabinet Secretary intend to replicate for Wales the pay offer for junior doctors in England using the Barnett consequentials that will arise?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Health, Social Care and Welsh Language
The offer made in England to junior doctors was to end their long running pay dispute from 2023 with a two year pay deal for 2023/24 and 2024/25.
In Wales we settled the pay dispute for 2023/24 and I am currently considering the independent recommendations from the Doctors and Dentists Review Body on the pay award for 2024/25 which will be confirmed as soon as possible in due course.
We are working through all the details which lie behind the offer and the Chancellor’s recent statement and the implications for our budget.