Andrew Lansley warns doctors against NHS BMA strike

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has warned doctors against going on strike over pensions on Tuesday.

Addressing the NHS Confederation in Manchester, he said: "I want to call again on doctors to think again before taking part in a strike that must inevitably damage the services to patients."

He added that doctors had "one of the most generous" pension schemes in the country.

A majority of doctors voted in favour of a day of action on 21 June in a ballot of 104,000 BMA members.