At the end of January, talks between junior doctors in England and the British Medical Association (BMA) broke down, despite the help of Acas, an arbitration firm. The government had initially suggested the that these junior doctors receive an 11% wage increase. However the proposal put forward by the BMA stated that they would only see a pay increase of half of the 11%. However, the BMA did offer that Saturday no longer be treated as a normal working day for these doctors.
See "Last-minute talks over doctor strike", Nick Triggle, BBC News Online, February 9, 2016