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British Medical Association credits new health minister for suspension of strike action

Doctors feel positive after Manx Care’s eight percent pay offer

The British Medical Association says a new health minister may be partly why strike action was suspended.

The union called off planned industrial action after Manx Care offered an eight percent pay rise.

The BMA recommended that its members accept the latest offer, and doctors are believed to be feeling positive about the revised deal.

Chair Philip Banfield says he had discussions with Claire Christian before she became the health minister:

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