Gareth Iacobucci The BMJThe BMA’s Consultants Committee is reballoting members as it seeks a renewed mandate for industrial action, as “constructive” talks with the government over its pay dispute continue. Consultants’ leaders said that, despite negotiations with the government starting last week, there had been “insufficient progress” for the committee to change its plans to start reballoting members for action from 6 November. On the same day the BMA also launched a formal ballot for strike action for specialist, associate specialist, and specialty (SAS) doctors in England. The BMA’s SAS Committee is also currently engaged in negotiations with the government over pay. Ujjwala Anad Mohite, chair of the SAS Committee, said, “While …

Source: The Times November 07, 2023 10:58 UTC