Medics had been set to go on the first national walkout staged by NHS workers on Tuesday in a dispute over pay.
But after further negotiations, the British Medical Association union is to suspend the strike and put a fresh pay offer to members - and is recommending that it is accepted.Resident doctors - who used to be called junior doctors - make up about 42% of all Scotland's doctors and range from newly qualified doctors to those with 10 years or more experience.
Members will now consider an offer of a 4.25% pay rise in 2025-26, followed by a 3.75% increase in 2026-27. The pay deal offered by the Scottish government matches one already accepted by nurses and other healthcare staff, and was previously rejected by the BMA last year.The offer would see the basic pay for a newly qualified doctor rise from £34,500 to £37,345 for 2026/27 and for a doctor with 10 years experience rise from £71,549 to £77,387.Gray said the deal had been struck following "days of intensive and constructive talks" between the government and the union. He added that total investment in the offer - covering both pay and contract reform over the two-year period - will be £133m. He said: "This avoids the cancelled operations and disruption to patient care that no one, including resident doctors, wanted to see." Dr Chris Smith, who chairs BMA Scotland's resident doctors committee, said just before Christmas that discussions between the union and the government had been "useful" and welcomed a "constructive approach". The BMA previously said the deal would have been the lowest in the UK and was less than was recommended by the independent pay review body.Drivers of SEND transport strike over safety fearsA report from Audit Scotland says one in nine hospital beds were occupied by patients who could have been discharged.Year-long waits for NHS Scotland treatment continue to fall The latest figures show waits of more than a year fell from 78,000 in October to just over 70,000 in November.
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