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The agreement includes pay rises, more training places and support with exam costs. Health leaders hope it will help reduce disruption and strengthen NHS staffing for patients.
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00:00Resident doctors in England have voted to accept the government's offer on pay, training
00:05and career progression, ending three years of industrial action.
00:10Ministers say the agreement includes extra training places, faster pay progression and
00:16support with professional exam costs.
00:19The government says the wider package means higher pay, backdated to April, with further
00:24increases planned.
00:25The British Medical Association says the deal will help improve staffing and patient
00:30care.
00:31Hundreds of thousands of appointments were disrupted during the three-year-long dispute.
00:36Health leaders now hope services can recover, although pressures on hospitals and GP practices
00:42remain for many communities.
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