At a union meeting called by the British Medical Association (BMA) on Thursday, more than 250 doctors agreed to start a formal dispute and consult over further action. The BBC has contacted UHB for comment. The trust runs the Queen Elizabeth, Good Hope and Heartlands hospitals in Birmingham as well as Solihull Hospital.

One NHS trust has been paying consultants more than four times normal pay in overtime, an investigation has found

NHS England has attacked senior doctors for charging “rip off” rates for overtime, after a BBC investigation found pressure to cut waiting lists is allowing some consultants to make more than £200,000 a year for additional work.