Junior doctors in England will take part in a 72-hour strike over pay after voting in favour of industrial action, the British Medical Association (BMA) has confirmed.
Members of the BMA are asking for a 26% pay rise in what they say is a fight to make up for pay cuts since 2008, taking inflation into account. More than three-quarters of those balloted voted, with 98% of those voting in favour of strike action. They join paramedics and nurses, who are currently undergoing periods of strike action, also in a fight for pay increases.
The walkout is set to take place next month, with more than 47,600 junior doctors in England eligible to vote in the BMA’s ballot.
