OSD deal--a flicker of hope for mid-level doctors.

Juniors (mostly) took to the streets in unprecedented numbers as doctor-state relations reached an all-time low, with on-off punitive state measures and Health Professions Council censure. Controversy over patient care and the government refusing to sign a minimum service level with emergency services raged back and forth. In terms of the agreement, SAMA accepted what was tabled, on condition that once non-OSD public sector wage negotiations (to follow) are concluded, the employer re-opens unique, category-specific talks on mid-level OSD packages.