Junior doctors could strike for three consecutive days in March, Slot Deposit Pulsa union bosses have threatened.
The British Medical Association (BMA) is demanding a pay rise of 26 per cent for its thousands of student medics, who start on salaries of almost £30,000.
But the Government has refused to cave in, despite months of pleas from the union.
The BMA, described as 'militant' by critics, accused Health Secretary Steve Barclay of ignoring its calls to negotiate.
The British Medical Association is campaigning for a 26 per cent pay rise for junior doctors to compensate for what it says are 15 years of real term pay cuts.
A doctor in their first year currently earns £29,384 so would earn about £7,800 more if union demands are met. Figures for more senior junior doctors would vary
Ballots will be sent out next week, with 72 hours of chaos planned for the spring if junior doctors vote to strike.
It would see the medics, often dubbed the 'backbone' of the NHS, refuse to provide emergency care.
It is not the first time junior doctors will have gone on strike, if the action does pass.