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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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Contracts pause 'relies on BMA agreeing to discuss outstanding issues'

The pause in the junior doctors' contracts imposition depends on the BMA agreeing to discuss outstanding issues only, such as Saturday pay, writes ITV News' Sam Haq:

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