The planned industrial action over the “value and sustainability” of the consultant role was due to take place on 25 and 26 November.
Dr Helen Neary and Dr Shanu Datta, BMA consultants committee co-chairs, said in a joint statement: “We welcome the opportunity to enter formal negotiations with the government and hope this marks a turning point in a dispute that has gone on for far too long.
“We’ve always said strikes do not need to go ahead as long as the government is willing to genuinely negotiate, and now is their chance to do so.
“We have received assurances that there are no constraints on what we discuss in these negotiations, and we look forward to hearing their proposals on both pay and working conditions.”
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