The British Medical Association says it has agreed a pay offer with Manx Care and will recommend its members vote to accept it.
Doctors had been due to walk out for 48 hours this week in what would have been a first for the island.
If the offer is accepted senior doctors working for the island’s healthcare provider, will receive an 8% pay offer backdated to 1April 1 2023 for last year.
For 24/25 they will receive 8% with 6% backdated to April 1 2024 and the remaining 2% effective from February 1 2025.
Meanwhile resident doctors on the island will have their base salaries matched to the same level as their counterparts in NHS England.
Relieved
In December, Isle of Man doctors voted overwhelmingly to support industrial action, with 95% voting yes.
Chair of the Isle of Man Medical Society, Dr Prakash Thiagarajan said: “I’m relieved we managed to successfully negotiate this long overdue pay offer without the need for strike action. Doctors on the Isle of Man deserve to be treated with the same respect as their mainland counterparts and have their expertise both recognised and paid fairly for the work that they do.
“This offer, if accepted by our members means we can continue to do what we do best – providing our patients with high quality care. I’d like to thank the Manx Industrial Relations Service, the Chief Minister, and the Minister for Health and Social Care for their valuable support in getting us this far.”
Prof Phil Banfield, Chair of the BMA added: “This first step towards reversing the pay erosion that Isle of Man doctors have seen since 2008 is the right decision by Manx Care for the long-term viability of doctors’ employment on the island.
“All doctors deserve to be paid fairly in recognition of their expertise, the work that they do, and the rising costs of living where they work. We believed our doctors deserved better, helped them organise and stood with them. I’m pleased to see Manx Care come around and recognise their value too.”
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