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Nearly six in ten Britons oppose the senior doctors' 48-hour strike planned for November, a new YouGov poll finds

Nearly six in ten Britons oppose next month's NHS consultants' strike in England, a YouGov poll published Wednesday found, with many holding strong views against the action.
Nearly six in ten Britons oppose next month's NHS consultants' strike in England, a YouGov poll published Wednesday found, with many holding strong views against the action.

More than three-quarters of over-65s oppose the walkout, YouGov found, compared with just 29 per cent of 18-to-24-year-olds — exposing a sharp generational divide in public sympathy. The BMA's consultants committee announced the 48-hour strike earlier this week after accusing the Government of "ignoring concerns" over workload and rejecting a 2.4 per cent pay offer for 2027/28 as a real-terms cut.

Over 6,000 NHS consultants earn more than £200,000 a year, with the top 5 per cent averaging £223,518.

The BMA topped up its industrial action fund by a third ahead of Monday's strike announcement, accounts show.

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