Crunching the data: are resident doctors in England badly paid?

Resident doctors have voted to strike over pay but how much has their real-terms earnings changed since 2008?Resident doctors in England have voted to strike for five days from 25 July, reigniting one of the NHS’s most bitter industrial disputes.At the heart of the row is pay: the British Medical Association (BMA) says resident (formerly known as junior) doctors have seen their real earnings fall by more than a quarter since 2008. The government says the union’s demands are unaffordable, and they’ve already received generous rises in recent years. Continue reading...