Support of doctors is key for the success of the new reforms. Ministers should be aware of this as the BMA ballots doctors on industrial action over pension reform This week the BMA ballots doctors on whether to take industrial action over pension reforms which if implemented would see them working longer and paying in more for substantially less. Health professionals have an advantage over other public sector pension scheme members in that the NHS arrangements are self-financing and in surplus begging the question why fix what isn't broke? The answer, unions say, is that they are being made...
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