Senior doctors in England to vote on industrial action

‘We simply cannot accept an offer that sees our pay fall even further,’ said Dr Vishal Sharma, who chairs the BMA consultants committee. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA

Senior doctors in England are to vote on whether to strike amid the continued row over pay in healthcare, as teachers’ unions also plan to hold a ballot for industrial action.

The ballot will open on Monday until 27 June as the British Medical Association urges members to approve.