A new pay offer has been made to NHS consultants which could end long-running strike action in England.

The British Medical Association said it would see most senior doctors get an extra 4.95% payment for this financial year, on top of the 6% annual rise they’ve already been given.

The deal also involves changes to the pay scale, including an increase to the starting salary for a consultant.

The BMA will now put the offer to doctors to vote on whether to accept the deal. If they do, it would end six months of consultant strikes that have led to thousands of cancelled operations.

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