British Medical Association could axe up to a third of its staff amid cash crisis

Members of the BMA voted on Monday to accept a government deal on pay and jobs, ending a series of strikes. Photograph: Wiktor Szymanowicz/Future Publishing/Getty Images

The British Medical Association is threatening to axe up to a third of its entire workforce to help it tackle a significant cash crisis.

The doctors’ union has placed 200 of its 600 staff in England at risk of redundancy. That has triggered anxiety and fury among staff, who have accused the BMA of appalling behaviour and “hypocrisy”.