Senior doctors in England vote to reject pay deal

Senior doctors in England have voted to reject a pay deal which would have ended months of disruptive strike action, their trade union, the British Medical Association, said on Thursday in a blow to the government.

The agreement sought to reform the pay structure for senior doctors, known as consultants, reducing the number of pay brackets and the time it takes to reach the top and making a clearer link between pay progression and experience .

A separate long-running dispute with junior doctors over pay also remains ongoing.