The British Medical Association (BMA) has asked the UK government to reconsider it plans to change pension plan if doctors in the country.

The members of the British Medical Association (BMA) voted overwhelmingly against the government’s plans in a poll organised by the association to take a decision on the proposed changes. The likely industrial action will be the first in about four decades.

As many as 84 per cent of the BMA members opposed changes being put forward by the UK government. The BMA has urged the government Holyrood to take a “different course” over proposed pension changes. The association said that the changes have left doctors feeling “let down and betrayed”.

A survey conducted by the association across the UK involving 130,000 doctors and medical students found that the majority were against the changes. About two-third of the members were prepared to take some form of industrial action. Meanwhile, 36 per cent of the doctors aged 50 and above said that they would retire if the changes were approved.

BMA has sent an official letter to the government urging it to engage with the association as well as other bodies representing the staff of the NHS in order to reach on agreeable solution.