'Real Progress' In Junior Doctors' Dispute Talks

Talks aimed at resolving the junior doctors' dispute have been extended to allow time for "a successful conclusion". ACAS chairman Sir Brendan Barber, who has been overseeing intensive negotiations between the Government and British Medical Association, said "real progress has been made". The two sides returned to the negotiating table on Monday after Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt agreed to a five-day pause in the imposition of the new junior doctors' contract.