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Would you support the doctors' strike.

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thatbags Fri 06-Nov-15 19:50:08

wink

Elegran Fri 06-Nov-15 19:49:24

Newly qualified doctors and pints, thatbags ? They seem to go together naturally.

thatbags Fri 06-Nov-15 19:17:34

I've read that link I posted. It looks quite reasonable to me.

Ana Fri 06-Nov-15 19:10:27

You tell 'em, Galen!

Galen Fri 06-Nov-15 19:08:55

NO!
We worked much harder and longer hours for much less.
Today's graduates don't know they're born.
They're also taught how to run a practice and maximise profits more than hands on medicine

Coolgran65 Fri 06-Nov-15 19:01:21

They earn their money..... junior doctor newly qualified starts at approximately £25k.

thatbags Fri 06-Nov-15 18:52:39

Here are the main pints in a government publication.

thatbags Fri 06-Nov-15 18:50:26

Does anyone know what the twenty-three points are?

janeainsworth Fri 06-Nov-15 18:16:11

I support them, but I still hope that a strike could be averted, since I am sure that not one of them would wish to harm a patient, and not one of them will take the decision to strike without a great deal of heart searching and anxiety about how a strike would affect patients.
It is preposterous that this and previous governments have used junior doctors' professionalism and commitment against them to make them work dangerously long and unsocial hours.

Eloethan Fri 06-Nov-15 15:55:07

Yes, absolutely.

petra Fri 06-Nov-15 15:20:25

We must all support them.

Anniebach Fri 06-Nov-15 10:24:08

I support them , for our safety and theirs

whitewave Fri 06-Nov-15 10:21:45

Doctors have been told that Hunt is only prepared to negotiate on 1 out of 23 points of the new contract. The new rota system only allows for "home time" as being after 10pm and Sunday's.

Junior doctors will have to work more hours than they do now and are exhausted how so how safe will we be?

I support them