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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Daniel Boffey Chief reporter

BMA accused of hypocrisy as its own staff threaten to strike over pay

Striking doctors holding placards that say: 'Patients need doctors. Doctors need jobs.'
Resident doctors in England have begun five days of strike action after rejecting the government’s latest offer. Photograph: Thomas Krych/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock

The British Medical Association is facing a strike over pay by its own clerical staff, prompting calls of hypocrisy as NHS resident doctors in England launch five days of strike action with the union’s backing.

Talks between the BMA and the GMB union failed to come to a resolution on Tuesday, raising the prospect of a strike by clerical and administrative staff at the health union in the new year, sources said.

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