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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Denis Campbell Health policy editor

Three hospital doctors’ groups threaten to coordinate strike action in England

Four people on a picket line outside a London hospital with signs saying 'Pay restoration for doctors'
Simultaneous ballots of consultants, and specialist, associate specialist, and speciality doctors will run from 11 May to 6 July. Photograph: Martin Godwin/The Guardian

The NHS’s three main groups of hospital doctors in England are threatening to coordinate strike action in a dramatic escalation of their campaign for higher pay.

The British Medical Association said on Tuesday it would ballot consultants, and specialist, associate specialist and speciality (SAS) medics about joining resident doctors in taking strike action aimed at improving their earnings.

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