The British Medical Association (BMA), which is preparing for a five-day strike by resident doctors in England on Thursday, has been accused of offering its own clerical and administrative staff a pay rise well below inflation.
BMA management proposed a consolidated pay increase of 2 per cent for staff, alongside a one-off cash payment of up to £1,500 and an additional day of leave over Christmas.
Resident doctors have demanded a 26 per cent salary rise over the next few years to make up for what they say has been a reduction in real-terms pay levels.
BMA management stated the total cash value of the offer ranged from 3.2 per cent to 16.31 per cent, with the extra days off contributing a further 1.2 per cent.
But GMB, the union representing around 75 per cent of BMA staff, argued that these figures were misleading, as they included one-off payments rather than ongoing pay increases and the 16 per cent figure applied only to a tiny minority of senior managers.
The union calculated the real-terms increase in total pay at just 1.90 to 1.98 per cent compared with 2025.
GMB described the offer as “disappointing”, adding that the offer was one the BMA would “never accept for doctors”.
A union spokesperson said: “It’s disappointing that BMA management are now resorting to placing a percentage pay value on Christmas days off. Perhaps the ghost of Christmas future is lurking in the corridors of BMA House, the site of Charles Dickens’ former home!
“We remain committed to seeking a credible offer to reflect inflation and a resolution to address years of pay erosion, just as resident doctors are rightly doing for their own pay.”
The pay row comes amid a growing series of industrial actions by resident doctors, who are set to walk out from 17 December.
The BMA says doctors’ pay has suffered a real-terms cut of more than 20 per cent since 2008 due to successive below-inflation increases and pay freezes.
Doctors are also striking over a chronic shortage of specialty training posts and insecure career progression, with the union demanding guarantees of secure training opportunities and stable jobs for newly qualified doctors.
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The Government has made a fresh offer in an attempt to avert the strike, focused on non-pay issues. It includes emergency legislation to prioritise UK medical graduates for specialty training, an increase in training posts over the next three years, and funding for mandatory Royal College exam and membership fees.
The BMA described the offer as “poor” and is consulting members on whether it is sufficient to call off the walkout.
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