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Junior doctors to resume government talks over contract

The government will return to the negotiating table today in an effort to resolve their long-running dispute over contracts for junior doctors.

The British Medical Association will hold fresh talks after Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt agreed to a five-day pause in the imposition of the new contracts.

Dr Johann Malawana, chairman of the BMA's junior doctors committee, said he hoped "real progress can now be made to ending this dispute".

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'Both sides need to focus more on patients'

Both the government and the British Medical Association (BMA) need to focus more on how the junior doctors dispute is affecting patients, a senior MP has warned.

Health Committee chairman Dr Sarah Wollaston MP told ITV News that both sides need to enter talks with an open mind instead of "brandishing" their red lines.

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