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".
The government has agreed to pause the introduction of the new contract on junior doctors for five days from Monday.
The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges had called for the pause in the process of imposing new contracts, alongside a five-day suspension of the threat of further strikes, enabling talks to resume with the Government.
The chairman of the Junior Doctors' Committee said he hoped "real progress can be made to ending this dispute".
Senior medical staff have urged junior doctors and the Government to break the deadlock over the medics' long-running contract dispute.