"The BMA is asking the government for pay restoration for their doctor members but have failed to restore the pay of their own staff, who have seen their wages eroded nearly 17%."
"Streeting said the offer to doctors rejected by the BMA would have delivered an average pay rise this year of 4.9%, a pay boost of at least 6.2% for the lowest-paid doctors, and an overall pay increase of 35.2% on average compared with four years ago."
"Resident doctors are, by a country mile, the standout winners of the entire public sector workforce when it comes to the pay rises they have received from this government."
The British Medical Association is criticized for hypocrisy after offering its staff a 2.75% pay rise while demanding a 26% increase for resident doctors. Tens of thousands of medics have staged industrial action for full pay restoration. The BMA rejected a 4.9% pay rise offer from the health secretary for resident doctors. BMA staff, including various specialists, began a 48-hour walkout due to their wages being eroded by nearly 17%. The BMA claims budget pressures prevent higher pay for its staff.
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