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NHS Employers responds to BMA resident doctor ballot outcome

Dean Royles responds to BMA resident doctor ballot outcome

Publication date: 29 June 2026

Responding to the news that the British Medical Association’s resident doctor members have voted to accept the government’s offer, Dean Royles, interim chief executive of NHS Employers, said:

"After such a long running dispute that has caused so much upset and disruption to patient care, all parties will be pleased that a resolution now seems to have been found and there will be no further strike action.

"As always following the conclusion of negotiations, the hard work of implementation will now begin. The timescales in the deal are ambitious and NHS Employers are committed to continuing to work with the govenment, NHS Trusts and the BMA to work through the complexities of the deal as quickly as possible to help bring stablity of services and certainy to patients."