BMA guidance

Resident doctors guide to industrial action in England

Find out more about industrial action as an NHS resident doctor in England.

Updated: Wednesday 14 January 2026
Junior doctor pay protest crowd July 2022

Re-balloting to extend our mandate for strike action

The Government knows how to avert strike action – by delivering immediate reforms to fix the specialty training bottleneck, and by setting out a credible path to pay restoration.

Despite being forced to take several rounds of strike action already, what we’ve had offered so far from the Government isn’t good enough. While their latest offer moved forwards on training numbers, there has been no movement on headline pay. 

We are currently re-balloting members to extend our mandate for strike action, so we are in a strong position to keep fighting for jobs and pay.

All eligible members should have received their ballot papers, if you haven’t received yours, please request a replacement.

The last safe posting date is 26 January and we are urging resident doctors to vote YES. Find out more information on the re-ballot.

 

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