Junior doctors working across the NHS will now be called resident doctors instead - in a change intended to better reflect their expertise. The doctors union, the British Medical Association (BMA), which called for the change,

Junior doctors to be known as 'resident doctors' after name change agreed with union - BMA says move will better reflect expertise of medics

Junior doctors have rebranded themselves as “residents” in a departure from the “demeaning” job title. The British Medical Association (BMA) negotiated the new job title alongside a 22 per cent pay rise with the Government.

Junior doctors in Bengal have decided to end their large-scale protest over the rape and murder of a fellow doctor at a hospital in Kolkata. They announced that they will return to work on Saturday, although with a condition: they will not participate in OPD services or attend elective operations.

Earlier, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who met with the protesting doctors decided to give in to their demands and remove a section of Kolkata Police and state health department top brass.