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".
One of the key stumbling blocks in negotiations over new junior doctors contracts - overtime pay on Saturdays - will be back under discussion at new negotiations between the government and the British Medical Association (BMA).
The government had offered to "pause" imposition of the contract and to reopen talks on all "outstanding issues" - including Saturday pay - if the BMA agreed to halt discussions of possible future strike action.
The BMA's junior doctor chairman, Dr Johann Malawana, said a "negotiated agreement" had always been the preferred option - and insisted that pay was not the only issue at hand.
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.