
Eight in 10 fear losing senior doctors as England consultants vote for industrial action, BMA finds
The union said 84% of respondents were worried about the future of the NHS if senior doctors left the profession because they felt devalued.

The union said 84% of respondents were worried about the future of the NHS if senior doctors left the profession because they felt devalued.

The agreement follows a ballot in which doctors voted in favour of industrial action before Manx Care made a revised pay offer during the closing days of the vote.

The BMA is asking practices to refuse informal requests for new shared care agreements and only accept arrangements that it says are appropriately resourced.

The strikes are scheduled to take place on 25th and 29th June and follow ongoing concerns over pay, recruitment and retention within the health service.

The findings come as consultants and specialist, associate specialist and specialty (SAS) doctors in England are being balloted on potential industrial action over pay.

The move follows the passing of a resolution at the UK Local Medical Committees Conference earlier this month calling for consideration of a subscription-based service model.

The ballot includes consultants, specialist, associate specialist and specialty (SAS) doctors, and resident doctors working in secondary care across Northern Ireland.

81% of doctors said the way advanced practitioners currently work in the NHS is a risk to patient safety.

The staff, represented by GMB Union, walked out after the BMA did not return to negotiations following previous industrial action.

The report examined the long-term sustainability of general practice following concerns over funding, workforce pressures and patient access.

Almost 17,000 GPs and GP registrars took part in the vote, with 98.9% opposing the plans and calling for a return to negotiations.

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