Here’s the latest available on BMA strikes based on recent reporting:
BMA staff strike over pay: In late March 2026, more than 400 BMA staff began another 48-hour strike after the union said there was no re-engagement from BMA leadership in pay negotiations. The action followed a pay offer of 2.75% for staff, which the GMB union described as below both inflation and the government's offer to doctors. This strike occurred on April 6–7, overlapping with the start of the resident doctors’ strike.[1][2][3]
Government and leadership tensions: A BBC report at the end of March 2026 noted a 48-hour ultimatum from Prime Minister Starmer for the BMA to call off the planned six-day doctors’ strike or risk losing around 1,000 training posts. The move highlighted high-stakes pressure on negotiations over pay and staffing in the NHS during Easter 2026.[4]
Context and ongoing dynamics: Coverage from ITV and BBC around that time described sustained industrial action surrounding pay disputes within the BMA and among resident doctors, with the broader pattern of strikes continuing to disrupt NHS services and training opportunities as negotiations continued into spring 2026.[3][5][6]
If you’d like, I can pull in more recent articles from specific outlets (e.g., BBC, ITV, Sky) or summarize key numbers (strike dates, pay offers, and the number of affected posts) in a quick timeline. I can also set up a brief chart or bullet-point schedule of upcoming actions if you’re tracking this for work or study. Would you like that?
Cited sources:
The British Medical Association (BMA) has defended a new round of resident doctor walkouts starting on Friday, insisting medics' pay is still "way down" compared with 2008 and that the government has failed to finish "a journey" towards restoring it.
news.sky.comMore than 400 staff working for the British Medical Association (BMA) will strike for a further 48 hours after the BMA failed to return to the negotiating table in an ongoing row over pay. The staff, who are represented by GMB Union, will walk out on 6th and 7th April, with the latter day coinciding with the start of the resident doctors' strike. BMA staff have been offered a 2.75 per cent pay rise, below the 3.5 per cent government offer to doctors which the BMA described as a 'crushing...
www.gmb.org.ukIt comes ahead of a six-day resident doctors' strike, stating from 7am on April 7, in a dispute over jobs and wages. ITV National News
www.itv.comMore than 400 staff working for the British Medical Association (BMA) will strike for a further 48 hours after the BMA failed to return to the negotiating table in an ongoing row over pay. The staff, who are represented by GMB Union, will walk out on 6^th^ and 7^th^ April, with the latter day coinciding with the start of the resident doctors' strike. BMA staff have been offered a 2.75 per cent pay rise, below the 3.5 per cent government offer to doctors which the BMA described as a 'crushing...
www.gmblondon.org.ukStarmer sets deadline for doctors' union to call off six-day walkout due to begin after Easter.
www.bbc.comAn offer was made to avert the resident doctors' strike but the union said it did not go far enough.
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