'Doctors are tired and angry': British Medical Association to reveal strike vote result today
The British Medical Association has balloted around 45,000 of its members in England, with the vote closing at midday and the result due shortly after.
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The British Medical Association has balloted around 45,000 of its members in England, with the vote closing at midday and the result due shortly after.
The largest medical union is expected to reveal today that young doctors have voted to strike for a 30 per cent pay increase.
Junior medics in England have voted to strike in the latest blow to the beleaguered NHS, with over 47,000 to take to the picket line in March for a three days trike that will include A&E departments.
Doctors’ union said nearly 7,000 ‘tired and angry’ extra medics signed up in recent months but MPs questioned the ballot’s legitimacy