NHS leaders are set to find out whether resident doctors, who make up to half the medical workforce, will be going out on strike later this week.
The BMA has been consulting resident doctors on whether or not to press ahead with a five-day walkout, which is due to start on Wednesday 17 December.
The union last week put an improved offer from the Government to its members. The offer, which includes important legislative changes to give priority to UK-trained doctors applying for training posts and repurposes 4,000 existing roles as training posts, does not include any offer on pay.
The ballot results are expected later today.
The NHS waiting list fell to its lowest level in almost three years in December, according to NHSE data.
Resident doctors in Scotland have voted to accept a revised pay and contract reform offer and call off strike action.
The Government and Royal College of Nursing have agreed a comprehensive package to recognise value of nursing.
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