Resident doctors should vote against strike action | Letters
A strike would harm patients and the NHS, write John Oldham, Clare Gerada, David Colin-Thome, Prof James Kingsland, Dr Fiona Cornish and Prof John Ashton
We write about the call for a strike by resident doctors (Report, 22 May). We do so as fellow experienced professionals and potential patients. There was a genuine case that pay for resident doctors had fallen behind, but a 22% increase last year and an above-inflation offer this year seems to us to go a long way to addressing that. It’s certainly far more than many of our colleagues, other professional groups and patients are getting, and it cannot have been easy to persuade the Treasury in such resource-constrained times.
There remain significant problems around working conditions and training. They need firm resolution but this will not be achieved through strikes.
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A strike would harm patients and the NHS, write John Oldham, Clare Gerada, David Colin-Thome, Prof James Kingsland, Dr Fiona Cornish and Prof John Ashton
We write about the call for a strike by resident doctors (Report, 22 May). We do so as fellow experienced professionals and potential patients. There was a genuine case that pay for resident doctors had fallen behind, but a 22% increase last year and an above-inflation offer this year seems to us to go a long way to addressing that. It’s certainly far more than many of our colleagues, other professional groups and patients are getting, and it cannot have been easy to persuade the Treasury in such resource-constrained times.
There remain significant problems around working conditions and training. They need firm resolution but this will not be achieved through strikes.
Continue reading...
By Guardian Staff
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NHS Forums - For NHS Staff | Patient Forums
