Strike action by thousands of junior doctors has been suspended, the British Medical Association has said.
Any industrial action by medics will now not go ahead before 13 January as long as fresh negotiations with the Department of Health are able to proceed.
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The Government has agreed to suspend its threat to enforce controversial new contracts as the talks take place.
Strikes were set to go ahead across England from 8am on Tuesday, as part of three days of industrial action.
Junior medics said they would provide emergency care only on Tuesday, followed by full walk-outs from 8am to 5pm on 8 December and 16 December.
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Thousands of people were told they would have their operations cancelled over the three days. It is not yet clear how many of these operations can now go ahead.
After the tentative agreement was reached between the BMA, the Government and NHS Employers - acting on behalf of junior doctors' employers - they stated a need to "improve access to seven-day services" in the NHS.
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"The parties recognise that junior doctors currently make a significant contribution across seven days, that urgent and emergency care is the priority for such services and that any new contract would support these aims," a memorandum of understanding released by all the parties said.
Thousands of people were told they would have their operations cancelled over the three days. It is not yet clear how many of these operations can now go ahead.
After the tentative agreement was reached between the BMA, the Government and NHS Employers - acting on behalf of junior doctors' employers - they stated a need to "improve access to seven-day services" in the NHS.
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"Day In The Life Of A Junior Doctor"The Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, said earlier in the Commons that the Government could still move to impose the contract on doctors if negotiations were not a success.
The Government has been planning to impose a new contract on doctors - from junior to consultant level - from next summer, including reclassifying "normal" working weeks to include Saturdays.
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"Junior Doctors: 'Potential Deal'"Medics say this would effectively be a pay cut of up to 30% because evenings and Saturdays are usually paid at a higher rate.
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