Resident doctors vote to accept Government offer
Resident doctors in England have voted to accept an offer from the Government on pay and jobs.
The results of the referendum are as follows:
Yes: 52.9%
No: 47.1%
Votes cast in the ballot as a percentage of individuals who were entitled to vote: 57%
Read all the details on the offer and what it means on both pay and jobs.
Stronger together
Resident doctors returned a decisive ‘yes’ vote in their re-ballot in January.
This re-ballot unites all resident doctors, including FY1s, under one strong mandate as we continue the fight for jobs and pay.
- Number of individuals who were entitled to vote in the ballot: 54,432
- Number of votes cast in the ballot: 28,598
- Votes cast in the ballot as a percentage of individuals who were entitled to vote: 52.54%
- Number of spoilt or otherwise invalid voting papers returned: 17
Result of voting
- Yes: 26,696 (93.40%)
- No: 1,885 (6.60%)
A brief history of our campaign
After 11 rounds of historic strike action, we reached a deal with Government in September 2024 that started a journey towards pay restoration.
But the deal with Government was just the first step.
In 2025, resident doctors reopened their pay dispute and put the growing problem of under and unemployment on the negotiating table too. After 20 days of strike action, resident doctors have now accepted an offer from the Government on both pay and jobs.
Campaign resources
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