Claim: A 35% pay uplift for junior doctors would cost at least £2 billion, not £1 billion.
Fact-check: Would a 35% pay uplift for junior doctors cost £1 billion or £2 billion? - Full Fact
Verdict: the two estimates measure different costs. the department of health and social care says the gross cost of pay restoration  would be over £2 billion. the british medical association estimates the net cost  would be around £1 billion.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Joe Gammie
Date published: 2023-05-17T00:00:00