• Sir David advises the government to ‘do whatever it deems necessary’ to end the dispute

• A new contract to be put in place that is as close as possible to the position of the BMA

Dame Sue Bailey of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges will be leading a review of the morale and welfare of junior doctors.

“Junior doctors are a vital part of the NHS workforce. They have raised a number of legitimate and deeply held concerns during these negotiations. It is therefore important that the wider non-pay concerns that junior doctors have about, for example, their training and overall morale are addressed.”

Chris Hopson, chief executive, NHS Providers, said:

“It is regrettable that we find ourselves in this situation. The ideal conclusion would have been for employers and the BMA to have agreed on the compromise package developed by Sir David Dalton and his team – we felt this was a final, fair and reasonable offer. We regret that this hasn’t been possible. However, many of our members have been saying that, to run their trusts effectively, they couldn’t carry on with this uncertainty. This has lasted four years and the recent strikes have resulted in disruption to patients with thousands of cancelled operations. It was critical that this reached a conclusion. We now hope that relations can be restored following what has been a very difficult period for junior doctors and employers.”

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