Doctors vote on strike ballot over NHS scheme changes

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The British Medical Association has taken the first step towards industrial action by surveying doctors on their readiness to strike over planned changes to their pensions.

The organisation has sent out papers to its 130,000 members to find out whether they accept the government's offer and to gauge what level of industrial action they would back to secure concessions...

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