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C4News, "Junior doctors wages are still down 1/5 compared to 2008" Support your doctors, because they they leave we might end up being treated by one of Wes Streeting's under-qualified doctor replacement PAs

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Fully qualified foundation year one doctors, many with over £100,000 of student debt, start work on £18.62 an hour. £18.62/hr to provide life saving care. Doctors are asking for pay restoration; a move to £22.67/hr over time to return pay to where it was before years of erosion. Yet Wes Streeting has called this unreasonable and has recommended another real terms pay cut for doctors this April. At the same time, qualified doctors are being left unemployed because there aren’t enough jobs. Doctors are being pushed out of the NHS altogether; with more doctors leaving in 2024 than in the entire previous decade. Pay erosion. Job shortages. Doctors leaving. That is why resident doctors are reballoting. Resident doctors in England: you have hours left to request a replacement ballot: 👉 If you already have your ballot, post it back with a YES vote for jobs and pay by 26th January. This is the moment to stand up for the profession.

Fully qualified foundation year one doctors, many with over £100,000 of student debt, start work on £18.62 an hour. £18.62/hr to provide life saving care. Doctors are asking for pay restoration; a move to £22.67/hr over time to return pay to where it was before years of erosion. Yet Wes Streeting has called this unreasonable and has recommended another real terms pay cut for doctors this April. At the same time, qualified doctors are being left unemployed because there aren’t enough jobs. Doctors are being pushed out of the NHS altogether; with more doctors leaving in 2024 than in the entire previous decade. Pay erosion. Job shortages. Doctors leaving. That is why resident doctors are reballoting. Resident doctors in England: you have hours left to request a replacement ballot: 👉 If you already have your ballot, post it back with a YES vote for jobs and pay by 26th January. This is the moment to stand up for the profession.

Dr Haseena Wazir

27,608 views • 8 months ago

Today in a side room in parliament the government pushed ahead with policy to increase the number of, and role of, Physician Associates PAs are not doctors, nor GPs, and yet they are being phased in as doctor substitutes and GP substitutes - read that again This will create a two tier system of health service, those seen by qualified doctors and GPs, and those seen by PAs We desperately need more doctors and GPs, but instead of training and hiring them (Brexit has made it difficult to bring more in), this Conservative government is watering down the quality of service being offered by the NHS In 2010 the Conservatives inherited the NHS as one of the world's best health services. Since then they have underfunded the NHS, outsourced so we pay more for the same service, and now they're watering down the quality of staff. Shame on anyone who still votes for the Conservative party, because they are destroying our NHS

Today in a side room in parliament the government pushed ahead with policy to increase the number of, and role of, Physician Associates PAs are not doctors, nor GPs, and yet they are being phased in as doctor substitutes and GP substitutes - read that again This will create a two tier system of health service, those seen by qualified doctors and GPs, and those seen by PAs We desperately need more doctors and GPs, but instead of training and hiring them (Brexit has made it difficult to bring more in), this Conservative government is watering down the quality of service being offered by the NHS In 2010 the Conservatives inherited the NHS as one of the world's best health services. Since then they have underfunded the NHS, outsourced so we pay more for the same service, and now they're watering down the quality of staff. Shame on anyone who still votes for the Conservative party, because they are destroying our NHS

Farrukh

266,252 views • 2 years ago

Muslims women go to government hospital Hindu women go to private hospital Private doctors we all know, they all are greedy mfers, see the data of past few years C-section operations are increasing not because of complications Because of private doctors wants to earn money, biggest third class profession in india right now is doctor Don't defend doctor of india please, don't reply me if you gonna support the doctors, only 1% are good

Muslims women go to government hospital Hindu women go to private hospital Private doctors we all know, they all are greedy mfers, see the data of past few years C-section operations are increasing not because of complications Because of private doctors wants to earn money, biggest third class profession in india right now is doctor Don't defend doctor of india please, don't reply me if you gonna support the doctors, only 1% are good

Kantala fc

49,597 views • 5 months ago

Museveni - We have the problem of doctors not being present in hospitals. Apparently, that's why there was a big outcry over paying intern doctors. I was told they are the only ones you find in hospitals because they do not have private practices. We are going to end this problem

Museveni - We have the problem of doctors not being present in hospitals. Apparently, that's why there was a big outcry over paying intern doctors. I was told they are the only ones you find in hospitals because they do not have private practices. We are going to end this problem

UBC UGANDA

138,897 views • 1 month ago

Doctors are leaving the NHS because they are undervalued. In 2024, more doctors applied to leave the UK than in the previous decade combined - the result of a system that is fundamentally broken. We now have the diabolical situation where 40,000 doctors are competing for just 10,000 training jobs. Without these posts, doctors cannot train to become consultants or GPs. The NHS is actively blocking its own future workforce. At the same time, our pay has been eroded. Even after the most recent deal delivered during a period of double digit inflation, doctors are still around 20% worse off in real terms than in 2008 despite working just as hard, in a system where patients are sicker and more complex than ever before. Many resident doctors carry over £100,000 of student debt and start work as a fully qualified doctor on £18.62 an hour. We are asking for £22.67 an hour for foundation year one doctors for example, phased over time, not even all at once. Despite this, Wes Streeting has recommended another real terms pay cut this April. The jobs crisis and continued pay erosion are why resident doctors took strike action and why we are now reballoting. Resident doctors: return your ballot by 26th January. If you haven’t received one, request a replacement using the link: This ballot is about jobs, pay, and whether doctors are expected to accept permanent decline

Doctors are leaving the NHS because they are undervalued. In 2024, more doctors applied to leave the UK than in the previous decade combined - the result of a system that is fundamentally broken. We now have the diabolical situation where 40,000 doctors are competing for just 10,000 training jobs. Without these posts, doctors cannot train to become consultants or GPs. The NHS is actively blocking its own future workforce. At the same time, our pay has been eroded. Even after the most recent deal delivered during a period of double digit inflation, doctors are still around 20% worse off in real terms than in 2008 despite working just as hard, in a system where patients are sicker and more complex than ever before. Many resident doctors carry over £100,000 of student debt and start work as a fully qualified doctor on £18.62 an hour. We are asking for £22.67 an hour for foundation year one doctors for example, phased over time, not even all at once. Despite this, Wes Streeting has recommended another real terms pay cut this April. The jobs crisis and continued pay erosion are why resident doctors took strike action and why we are now reballoting. Resident doctors: return your ballot by 26th January. If you haven’t received one, request a replacement using the link: This ballot is about jobs, pay, and whether doctors are expected to accept permanent decline

Dr Haseena Wazir

20,272 views • 8 months ago

Physician Associates are being renamed to Physician Assistants because the public was confused about their role. But here’s what’s truly confusing: A physician assistant now starts on a salary that’s nearly £10,000 more than a fully qualified doctor. Read that again. Doctors - who train for years, take on legal responsibility, make life or death decisions; are being paid less than the people assisting them. Even if doctors won full pay restoration tomorrow, they still wouldn’t be on equal footing. Wes Streeting, how on earth is that acceptable? Doctors are leaving. The NHS is haemorrhaging staff. Patients are waiting longer for their appointments because this Government refuses to fix pay and value and retain doctors. Is it any surprise doctors are striking?

Physician Associates are being renamed to Physician Assistants because the public was confused about their role. But here’s what’s truly confusing: A physician assistant now starts on a salary that’s nearly £10,000 more than a fully qualified doctor. Read that again. Doctors - who train for years, take on legal responsibility, make life or death decisions; are being paid less than the people assisting them. Even if doctors won full pay restoration tomorrow, they still wouldn’t be on equal footing. Wes Streeting, how on earth is that acceptable? Doctors are leaving. The NHS is haemorrhaging staff. Patients are waiting longer for their appointments because this Government refuses to fix pay and value and retain doctors. Is it any surprise doctors are striking?

Dr Haseena Wazir

122,207 views • 1 year ago

Almost 70 hours has passed. When India is all decked up to celebrate Goddess Durga, West Bengal Junior doctors are unable to forget their Goddess who lost her life in horrific rape and murder. The doctors protest this heinous crime by going for an indefinite hunger strike till death. It’s been over almost 70 hours and the heath of these junior doctors are deteriorating. Still they are showing utmost strength and resolution. 😇🙏🏻 Long live West Bengal doctors! 🙌🏻 #JusticeForRGKar #RGKarincident #RGKarProtest #Abhaya

Almost 70 hours has passed. When India is all decked up to celebrate Goddess Durga, West Bengal Junior doctors are unable to forget their Goddess who lost her life in horrific rape and murder. The doctors protest this heinous crime by going for an indefinite hunger strike till death. It’s been over almost 70 hours and the heath of these junior doctors are deteriorating. Still they are showing utmost strength and resolution. 😇🙏🏻 Long live West Bengal doctors! 🙌🏻 #JusticeForRGKar #RGKarincident #RGKarProtest #Abhaya

Dr. Anusmita Mukherjee

16,030 views • 1 year ago

You’re waiting hours in A&E to be seen yet the NHS is turning doctors away from helping you. One of the reasons this is happening is because the Government has deliberately capped how many doctors are allowed to train to become future Consultants/GPs. This year, 40,000 doctors applied for just 10,000 training jobs. For A&E, doctors had to out compete 13 others for every single A&E training job, while emergency departments overflow and patients wait 10+ hours to be seen. That contradiction should shock everyone. And it’s happening alongside a pay crisis. Resident doctors are now earning 20% less in real terms than in 2008, with Wes Streeting recommending another real terms pay cut this April. Doctors are being blocked from training, underpaid, and then blamed for a system that’s breaking. That’s why Resident Doctors are reballoting on jobs and pay. Resident doctors in England: There is ONE DAY LEFT to request a replacement ballot if you don’t have one: 👉 Return your ballot on the jobs and pay campaign by 26th January. Vote YES and make sure your colleagues vote as well. Patients are waiting and doctors are being locked out from helping by the Government.

You’re waiting hours in A&E to be seen yet the NHS is turning doctors away from helping you. One of the reasons this is happening is because the Government has deliberately capped how many doctors are allowed to train to become future Consultants/GPs. This year, 40,000 doctors applied for just 10,000 training jobs. For A&E, doctors had to out compete 13 others for every single A&E training job, while emergency departments overflow and patients wait 10+ hours to be seen. That contradiction should shock everyone. And it’s happening alongside a pay crisis. Resident doctors are now earning 20% less in real terms than in 2008, with Wes Streeting recommending another real terms pay cut this April. Doctors are being blocked from training, underpaid, and then blamed for a system that’s breaking. That’s why Resident Doctors are reballoting on jobs and pay. Resident doctors in England: There is ONE DAY LEFT to request a replacement ballot if you don’t have one: 👉 Return your ballot on the jobs and pay campaign by 26th January. Vote YES and make sure your colleagues vote as well. Patients are waiting and doctors are being locked out from helping by the Government.

Dr Haseena Wazir

29,238 views • 8 months ago

While patients wait years for surgery and weeks to see their GP, doctors in England are facing unemployment. This year, 40,000 doctors applied for just 10,000 NHS training jobs. Without these jobs, doctors cannot progress to become Consultants or GPs. This is not an accident. The Government has capped training posts, forcing qualified doctors into unemployment or out of the NHS altogether. At the same time, Wes Streeting is recommending a real terms pay cut for doctors in the coming months. The combination of a worsening jobs crisis and continued pay erosion is why resident doctors in England are being re-balloted. Resident doctors in England: Post your ballot back on jobs and pay now. The last safe date to post is 26th January. No ballot yet? Request a replacement by 19th January:

While patients wait years for surgery and weeks to see their GP, doctors in England are facing unemployment. This year, 40,000 doctors applied for just 10,000 NHS training jobs. Without these jobs, doctors cannot progress to become Consultants or GPs. This is not an accident. The Government has capped training posts, forcing qualified doctors into unemployment or out of the NHS altogether. At the same time, Wes Streeting is recommending a real terms pay cut for doctors in the coming months. The combination of a worsening jobs crisis and continued pay erosion is why resident doctors in England are being re-balloted. Resident doctors in England: Post your ballot back on jobs and pay now. The last safe date to post is 26th January. No ballot yet? Request a replacement by 19th January:

Dr Haseena Wazir

45,868 views • 8 months ago

"This is an agenda to substitute doctors with lesser qualified staff" Must watch interview where Dr Robert Laurenson explains how Physician Associates are dumbing down the NHS workforce "For the last 15 years Junior Doctors have seen their pay eroded by 26%... This means a doctor starting at £15 an hour should now be paid £21 an hour" Dr Robert Laurenson "The strike action has cost the government over £3 billion, and pay restoration would have cost £1.3 billion" "Did you know a Physician Associate is paid 35% more than a Junior Doctor" "What is a Physician Associate? Years ago they used to be called Physicians Assistants. The intention, so we were told was to help us with simple administrative task. But their role has morphed into something else, and it's dangerous" "Physician Associates say they are trained in the medical model. They investigate and diagnose patients and start management plans. But these are people with a two years masters degree, in comparison to a doctor with a five year degree" "They're unregulated. There are no standards for them. They see patients up and down the country in hospitals and primary care. And they might be saying they are a clinician and part of the medical team" "This is an agenda to substitute doctors with lesser qualified staff"

"This is an agenda to substitute doctors with lesser qualified staff" Must watch interview where Dr Robert Laurenson explains how Physician Associates are dumbing down the NHS workforce "For the last 15 years Junior Doctors have seen their pay eroded by 26%... This means a doctor starting at £15 an hour should now be paid £21 an hour" Dr Robert Laurenson "The strike action has cost the government over £3 billion, and pay restoration would have cost £1.3 billion" "Did you know a Physician Associate is paid 35% more than a Junior Doctor" "What is a Physician Associate? Years ago they used to be called Physicians Assistants. The intention, so we were told was to help us with simple administrative task. But their role has morphed into something else, and it's dangerous" "Physician Associates say they are trained in the medical model. They investigate and diagnose patients and start management plans. But these are people with a two years masters degree, in comparison to a doctor with a five year degree" "They're unregulated. There are no standards for them. They see patients up and down the country in hospitals and primary care. And they might be saying they are a clinician and part of the medical team" "This is an agenda to substitute doctors with lesser qualified staff"

Farrukh

428,743 views • 2 years ago

TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee has mocked the Junior Doctors by saying that they are doing Fast unto Hospitalisation instead of Fast unto Death. This means that he wants the Junior Doctors to die 🙂 Dr. Debashis Halder Da of WBJDF gave a fitting reply to his remarks! He said that Junior Doctors are not doing the fast by eating Sandwich or Chocolates. Doctors very well know what are the risks of this proper indefinite Hunger Strike 🙏🏻 Well, we all know how a certain someone had fooled everyone with her fake hunger strike long ago 🙂 Unfortunately Junior Doctors cannot fake. The truth is open to all. I hope people of Bengal can surely see that ✊🏻 #JusticeForRGKar #MedTwitter #RGKarProtest

TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee has mocked the Junior Doctors by saying that they are doing Fast unto Hospitalisation instead of Fast unto Death. This means that he wants the Junior Doctors to die 🙂 Dr. Debashis Halder Da of WBJDF gave a fitting reply to his remarks! He said that Junior Doctors are not doing the fast by eating Sandwich or Chocolates. Doctors very well know what are the risks of this proper indefinite Hunger Strike 🙏🏻 Well, we all know how a certain someone had fooled everyone with her fake hunger strike long ago 🙂 Unfortunately Junior Doctors cannot fake. The truth is open to all. I hope people of Bengal can surely see that ✊🏻 #JusticeForRGKar #MedTwitter #RGKarProtest

Dr. Abhinaba Pal

44,751 views • 1 year ago

We are being lied to. 1.4 million net migrants under Albanese. We are being told that they are contributing. But very few of them are actually the doctors and tradesmen that we need. Why aren’t we training up our own people? Our native-born replacement rate is at 1.4 - why aren’t we supporting our own young people to have the number of children that they want, instead of the number of children that they can afford? We have solutions to our problems that do not include bringing in millions of unwanted foreigners and being lied to that they fill our skills shortages. Australia should be for Australians. #AustraliaFirst #Auspol #immigration #replacementrate

We are being lied to. 1.4 million net migrants under Albanese. We are being told that they are contributing. But very few of them are actually the doctors and tradesmen that we need. Why aren’t we training up our own people? Our native-born replacement rate is at 1.4 - why aren’t we supporting our own young people to have the number of children that they want, instead of the number of children that they can afford? We have solutions to our problems that do not include bringing in millions of unwanted foreigners and being lied to that they fill our skills shortages. Australia should be for Australians. #AustraliaFirst #Auspol #immigration #replacementrate

Katherine Deves 🇦🇺

14,840 views • 3 months ago

There’s a reason it takes weeks to see your GP & years to get your surgery. The UK is an under-doctored country; yet thousands of doctors are being blocked from progressing to become Consultants & GPs because the Government has artificially capped the number of speciality training posts. In 2025 alone, there were 20,000 more applicants than there were training spaces. Doctors are ready to care for patients; but they are left waiting, unemployed, or even forced abroad. We are short of NHS doctors yet we’re still not employing the ones we already have. This is the result of years of catastrophically bad workforce planning. Wes Streeting’s proposed plan for 1,000 extra speciality training posts over three years barely scratches the surface of the crisis. If he’s serious about fixing the NHS, he must address this head on. Until then, both doctors and patients will keep paying the price.

There’s a reason it takes weeks to see your GP & years to get your surgery. The UK is an under-doctored country; yet thousands of doctors are being blocked from progressing to become Consultants & GPs because the Government has artificially capped the number of speciality training posts. In 2025 alone, there were 20,000 more applicants than there were training spaces. Doctors are ready to care for patients; but they are left waiting, unemployed, or even forced abroad. We are short of NHS doctors yet we’re still not employing the ones we already have. This is the result of years of catastrophically bad workforce planning. Wes Streeting’s proposed plan for 1,000 extra speciality training posts over three years barely scratches the surface of the crisis. If he’s serious about fixing the NHS, he must address this head on. Until then, both doctors and patients will keep paying the price.

Dr Haseena Wazir

60,319 views • 11 months ago

Left: Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting are blaming doctors for going on strike Right: Dr Haseena Wazir explains why doctors are going on strike Dr Haseena Wazir Warning: If you watch this video, and you genuinely care for the NHS, you'll end up supporting the doctors Transcript: Tomorrow I’m going out on strike as a Resident Doctor in England I don’t take that decision lightly. I became a doctor to look after patients, not to walk away from work But right now, I’m watching A&Es overflow, ambulances queue outside hospitals, and patients treated in corridors even on non strike days While doctors who want to work in A&E are competing 14 to 1 for training places, and around 5 to 1 in GP 30,000 doctors applied for 10,000 training jobs this year Thousands of future Consultants and GPs turned away due to Government imposed caps on training jobs Doctors are ready to step in. The system isn’t letting them. On top of that, after years of pay erosion Wes Streeting has recommended a real terms pay cut for doctors for the next financial year These factors in combination makes it harder for doctors to stay, to train, and to build a future in the NHS Wes Streeting’s offer doesn’t change this The headline 4,000 jobs he announced are a cannibalisation of existing locally employed doctor jobs, so the total number of doctors doesn’t increase at all as a result of his offer There’s also nothing on pay, despite assurances we were on a ‘journey’ to pay restoration last year The BMA offered to meet Wes Streeting as soon as the November strikes ended He ignored the BMA for weeks Instead, a last-minute rushed offer arrived from him with less than 24 hours to respond The BMA put it to resident doctors. Nearly 30,000 of them said it wasn’t good enough For me, this is about jobs and pay together You can’t reduce waiting lists without training doctors, and you can’t keep doctors in the NHS while cutting their pay in real terms. Tomorrow, I’ll be standing shoulder to shoulder with Resident Doctors across England on the picket lines; not because we want to strike, but because we need a solution from Wes Streeting that’s actually credible That still remains within the Government’s gift to deliver

Left: Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting are blaming doctors for going on strike Right: Dr Haseena Wazir explains why doctors are going on strike Dr Haseena Wazir Warning: If you watch this video, and you genuinely care for the NHS, you'll end up supporting the doctors Transcript: Tomorrow I’m going out on strike as a Resident Doctor in England I don’t take that decision lightly. I became a doctor to look after patients, not to walk away from work But right now, I’m watching A&Es overflow, ambulances queue outside hospitals, and patients treated in corridors even on non strike days While doctors who want to work in A&E are competing 14 to 1 for training places, and around 5 to 1 in GP 30,000 doctors applied for 10,000 training jobs this year Thousands of future Consultants and GPs turned away due to Government imposed caps on training jobs Doctors are ready to step in. The system isn’t letting them. On top of that, after years of pay erosion Wes Streeting has recommended a real terms pay cut for doctors for the next financial year These factors in combination makes it harder for doctors to stay, to train, and to build a future in the NHS Wes Streeting’s offer doesn’t change this The headline 4,000 jobs he announced are a cannibalisation of existing locally employed doctor jobs, so the total number of doctors doesn’t increase at all as a result of his offer There’s also nothing on pay, despite assurances we were on a ‘journey’ to pay restoration last year The BMA offered to meet Wes Streeting as soon as the November strikes ended He ignored the BMA for weeks Instead, a last-minute rushed offer arrived from him with less than 24 hours to respond The BMA put it to resident doctors. Nearly 30,000 of them said it wasn’t good enough For me, this is about jobs and pay together You can’t reduce waiting lists without training doctors, and you can’t keep doctors in the NHS while cutting their pay in real terms. Tomorrow, I’ll be standing shoulder to shoulder with Resident Doctors across England on the picket lines; not because we want to strike, but because we need a solution from Wes Streeting that’s actually credible That still remains within the Government’s gift to deliver

Farrukh

25,988 views • 9 months ago

This doctor shared her payslip to show the stark reality NHS doctors face. Fully qualified. Working exhausting 48 hour weeks: nights, evenings, weekends. Regularly uprooted from family, friends and support networks. All to earn just £17.56 an hour. That’s 21% less in real terms than doctors earned in 2008, even though workloads and pressures have only increased. Doctors also now earn nearly £10,000 less than physician assistants; despite having more training, greater responsibility, and higher risk. Doctors are exhausted, demoralised, and leaving the NHS. They’ve had enough. They’re simply asking to move from £17.56/hr to £22.67/hr; and not even all at once Wes Streeting. To protect the NHS, we need to retain and value the doctors who work in it.

This doctor shared her payslip to show the stark reality NHS doctors face. Fully qualified. Working exhausting 48 hour weeks: nights, evenings, weekends. Regularly uprooted from family, friends and support networks. All to earn just £17.56 an hour. That’s 21% less in real terms than doctors earned in 2008, even though workloads and pressures have only increased. Doctors also now earn nearly £10,000 less than physician assistants; despite having more training, greater responsibility, and higher risk. Doctors are exhausted, demoralised, and leaving the NHS. They’ve had enough. They’re simply asking to move from £17.56/hr to £22.67/hr; and not even all at once Wes Streeting. To protect the NHS, we need to retain and value the doctors who work in it.

Dr Haseena Wazir

64,839 views • 1 year ago

While you wait weeks to see a GP, NHS doctors in England are being forced into unemployment; blocked by Government caps that stop them from furthering their training to become specialist Consultants/GPs. This year, there were around 30,000 doctors applying for 10,000 speciality training places. That means thousands of capable doctors ready to serve the public and the NHS are being turned away. Every rejected doctor is a lost opportunity to cut waiting lists, staff wards safely and bring the NHS back from crisis. And Wes Streeting’s response? Just 2,000 extra speciality training places over 3 years. That will not fix the doctor unemployment crisis in England. It will continue to leave patients waiting months for care and will push doctors out of the NHS altogether. This is one of the reasons why NHS resident doctors are going back out on strike. Doctors want to work. Patients want care. It’s the Government that’s standing in the way. #EndTrainingCrisis

While you wait weeks to see a GP, NHS doctors in England are being forced into unemployment; blocked by Government caps that stop them from furthering their training to become specialist Consultants/GPs. This year, there were around 30,000 doctors applying for 10,000 speciality training places. That means thousands of capable doctors ready to serve the public and the NHS are being turned away. Every rejected doctor is a lost opportunity to cut waiting lists, staff wards safely and bring the NHS back from crisis. And Wes Streeting’s response? Just 2,000 extra speciality training places over 3 years. That will not fix the doctor unemployment crisis in England. It will continue to leave patients waiting months for care and will push doctors out of the NHS altogether. This is one of the reasons why NHS resident doctors are going back out on strike. Doctors want to work. Patients want care. It’s the Government that’s standing in the way. #EndTrainingCrisis

Dr Haseena Wazir

41,572 views • 10 months ago

Tomorrow I’m going out on strike as a Resident Doctor in England. I don’t take that decision lightly. I became a doctor to look after patients, not to walk away from work. But right now, I’m watching A&Es overflow, ambulances queue outside hospitals, and patients treated in corridors even on non strike days; while doctors who want to work in A&E are competing 14 to 1 for training places, and around 5 to 1 in GP. 30,000 doctors applied for 10,000 training jobs this year; thousands of future Consultants and GPs turned away due to Government imposed caps on training jobs. Doctors are ready to step in. The system isn’t letting them. On top of that, after years of pay erosion, Wes Streeting has recommended a real tents pay cut for doctors for the next financial year. These factors in combination makes it harder for doctors to stay, to train, and to build a future in the NHS. Wes Streeting’s offer doesn’t change this. The headline 4,000 jobs he announced are a cannibalisation of existing locally employed doctor jobs, so the total number of doctors doesn’t increase at all as a result of his offer. There’s also nothing on pay, despite assurances we were on a ‘journey’ to pay restoration last year. The BMA offered to meet Wes Streeting as soon as the November strikes ended. He ignored the BMA for weeks. Instead, a last-minute rushed offer arrived from him with less than 24 hours to respond. The BMA put it to resident doctors. Nearly 30,000 of them said it wasn’t good enough. For me, this is about jobs and pay together. You can’t reduce waiting lists without training doctors, and you can’t keep doctors in the NHS while cutting their pay in real terms. Tomorrow, I’ll be standing shoulder to shoulder with Resident Doctors across England on the picket lines; not because we want to strike, but because we need a solution from Wes Streeting that’s actually credible. That still remains within the Government’s gift to deliver.

Tomorrow I’m going out on strike as a Resident Doctor in England. I don’t take that decision lightly. I became a doctor to look after patients, not to walk away from work. But right now, I’m watching A&Es overflow, ambulances queue outside hospitals, and patients treated in corridors even on non strike days; while doctors who want to work in A&E are competing 14 to 1 for training places, and around 5 to 1 in GP. 30,000 doctors applied for 10,000 training jobs this year; thousands of future Consultants and GPs turned away due to Government imposed caps on training jobs. Doctors are ready to step in. The system isn’t letting them. On top of that, after years of pay erosion, Wes Streeting has recommended a real tents pay cut for doctors for the next financial year. These factors in combination makes it harder for doctors to stay, to train, and to build a future in the NHS. Wes Streeting’s offer doesn’t change this. The headline 4,000 jobs he announced are a cannibalisation of existing locally employed doctor jobs, so the total number of doctors doesn’t increase at all as a result of his offer. There’s also nothing on pay, despite assurances we were on a ‘journey’ to pay restoration last year. The BMA offered to meet Wes Streeting as soon as the November strikes ended. He ignored the BMA for weeks. Instead, a last-minute rushed offer arrived from him with less than 24 hours to respond. The BMA put it to resident doctors. Nearly 30,000 of them said it wasn’t good enough. For me, this is about jobs and pay together. You can’t reduce waiting lists without training doctors, and you can’t keep doctors in the NHS while cutting their pay in real terms. Tomorrow, I’ll be standing shoulder to shoulder with Resident Doctors across England on the picket lines; not because we want to strike, but because we need a solution from Wes Streeting that’s actually credible. That still remains within the Government’s gift to deliver.

Dr Haseena Wazir

171,574 views • 9 months ago