The action comes after a meeting between the British Medical Association (BMA) and Wes Streeting, the recently appointed Health and Social Care Secretary, on Thursday.
A 20-month dispute over salary and working conditions among junior doctors in England has resulted in many strikes.
Shortly after Labour emerged victorious, Mr. Streeting met with BMA representatives, having pledged to meet with their representatives to attempt to resolve the impasse if he were to become prime minister.
“I am happy to announce that my department will enter formal negotiations with the BMA junior doctors’ committee on Tuesday,” he stated following a second productive meeting.
This is an important first step in our efforts to resolve the conflict and alter the way junior doctors are handled in the NHS.
Mr. Streeting stated that he had “repeated that message in meetings with the junior doctors” and that the incoming Labour government has inherited “terrible economic circumstances”.
But he added, “Our early conversations have given me hope that a deal can be reached.
