BMA Responds to Government's Suggested Pay Rise for Doctors
The British Medical Association (BMA) has criticized the Government's proposed 2.5% pay rise for doctors in 2026, calling it "indefensible" and a "real-terms pay cut".
It is frankly indefensible that yet another Government is once again suggesting real-terms pay cut for doctors – an increase of less than 50p per hour* for many newly-qualified doctors.
According to Dr Tom Dolphin, BMA council chair, this decision is a "deliberate choice to devalue those who hold the health service together" and a "profound disregard for our doctors and the state of the profession".
The BMA argues that this pay rise is not responsible governance, but rather a "calculated decision to let a vital profession bear the cost of political failure", which will lead to more doctors leaving the NHS or the country, ultimately affecting patients.
Author's summary: BMA criticizes Government's proposed pay rise for doctors as "indefensible" and a "real-terms pay cut".
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