Senior doctors in England prepared to strike over pensions and pay

BMA ballot found 86% of consultants would take industrial action, putting patient care in England under further stress

Senior doctors are prepared to strike in a protest over their pensions and deep cuts to their pay, a consultative ballot by their union has shown.

The indicative ballot run by the British Medical Association (BMA) found that 86% of more than 17,000 consultants in England who voted would go on strike.