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We have unemployed NHS doctors while waiting lists remain high. Those doctors with jobs earn £18.62/hr + 100k debt & struggle to pay their bills. They’re asking for £22.67/hr - over time, not overnight. Pay doctors fairly. Provide jobs. Britain deserves better Wes Streeting.

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Doctors make life or death decisions every day on understaffed NHS wards. Fully qualified FY1 doctors with £100,000 of student debt earn £18.62/hr. Asking for £22.67/hr over time is fair for the people caring for you & your family. Yet Wes Streeting still refuses to value us.

Doctors make life or death decisions every day on understaffed NHS wards. Fully qualified FY1 doctors with £100,000 of student debt earn £18.62/hr. Asking for £22.67/hr over time is fair for the people caring for you & your family. Yet Wes Streeting still refuses to value us.

Dr Haseena Wazir

28,524 views • 7 months ago

NHS doctors still earn £18.62/hr. They’re asking to move to £22.67/hr over time - fair & reasonable. Yet even the overtime reforms Wes Streeting promised last year to keep shifts paid fairly haven’t been delivered. If old pledges are broken, why should new ones be believed?

NHS doctors still earn £18.62/hr. They’re asking to move to £22.67/hr over time - fair & reasonable. Yet even the overtime reforms Wes Streeting promised last year to keep shifts paid fairly haven’t been delivered. If old pledges are broken, why should new ones be believed?

Dr Haseena Wazir

17,343 views • 10 months ago

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 • 5 months ago

Fully qualified doctors in England earn £18.62/hr. For giving life saving treatment, making complex decisions, and delivering urgent care. They’re asking to move to £22.67/hr - phased in over a reasonable timeframe. Wes Streeting refuses to even meet the BMA to discuss it.

Fully qualified doctors in England earn £18.62/hr. For giving life saving treatment, making complex decisions, and delivering urgent care. They’re asking to move to £22.67/hr - phased in over a reasonable timeframe. Wes Streeting refuses to even meet the BMA to discuss it.

Dr Haseena Wazir

63,472 views • 1 year ago

As co-chair of the BMA Resident Doctors Committee Dr Melissa Ryan 🦀 says, it’s entirely reasonable for a fully qualified doctor to move from £17.56/hr to £22.67/hr. These are the doctors caring for 100s of sick patients overnight. It’s time for Wes Streeting to pay drs fairly.

As co-chair of the BMA Resident Doctors Committee Dr Melissa Ryan 🦀 says, it’s entirely reasonable for a fully qualified doctor to move from £17.56/hr to £22.67/hr. These are the doctors caring for 100s of sick patients overnight. It’s time for Wes Streeting to pay drs fairly.

Dr Haseena Wazir

46,769 views • 1 year ago

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said the doctors' strike has begun at the 'worst possible time' for the NHS as resident doctors across England have started a five-day strike over pay and jobs Read more:

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said the doctors' strike has begun at the 'worst possible time' for the NHS as resident doctors across England have started a five-day strike over pay and jobs Read more:

Sky News

13,119 views • 7 months ago

Patients are waiting for care while doctors are waiting for jobs. The NHS says it is short of doctors yet doctors are struggling to find work at all stages, & recently 1,000 extra speciality training jobs were pulled by Wes Streeting & Keir Starmer. This is a workforce crisis.

Patients are waiting for care while doctors are waiting for jobs. The NHS says it is short of doctors yet doctors are struggling to find work at all stages, & recently 1,000 extra speciality training jobs were pulled by Wes Streeting & Keir Starmer. This is a workforce crisis.

Dr Haseena Wazir

12,414 views • 2 months ago

Words are easy, Wes Streeting - we need action. This government hiding the doctors’ pay review body recommendation for weeks does not inspire confidence. You say you understand why doctors feel anxious about their future. Let’s be clear: doctors anxiety stems from being undervalued and underpaid. We have fully qualified doctors with £100k student loans earning just £17/hour in the NHS. They’re asking for £22/hour; not a luxury, just fair pay. Sympathy is meaningless without action. You say you have an offer to make to doctors, where is it?

Words are easy, Wes Streeting - we need action. This government hiding the doctors’ pay review body recommendation for weeks does not inspire confidence. You say you understand why doctors feel anxious about their future. Let’s be clear: doctors anxiety stems from being undervalued and underpaid. We have fully qualified doctors with £100k student loans earning just £17/hour in the NHS. They’re asking for £22/hour; not a luxury, just fair pay. Sympathy is meaningless without action. You say you have an offer to make to doctors, where is it?

Dr Haseena Wazir

17,543 views • 1 year 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 • 6 months ago

Physician assistants are paid nearly £10,000 more than fully qualified doctors. Even *with* full pay restoration, doctors would earn less than their own assistants. £22.67/hr for a doctor isn’t just fair, it’s a bargain for the level of skill and responsibility they have.

Physician assistants are paid nearly £10,000 more than fully qualified doctors. Even with full pay restoration, doctors would earn less than their own assistants. £22.67/hr for a doctor isn’t just fair, it’s a bargain for the level of skill and responsibility they have.

Dr Haseena Wazir

62,838 views • 11 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

As BMA chair Tom Dolphin🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ says, no doctor wants to strike. But we’ve been forced into this position by a Government that refuses to value or retain NHS staff. We’re asking to move from £18.62/hr to £22.67/hr, over time. For what doctors deliver daily, that’s a bargain.

As BMA chair Tom Dolphin🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ says, no doctor wants to strike. But we’ve been forced into this position by a Government that refuses to value or retain NHS staff. We’re asking to move from £18.62/hr to £22.67/hr, over time. For what doctors deliver daily, that’s a bargain.

Dr Haseena Wazir

37,283 views • 11 months 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 • 6 months ago

The NHS is falling apart, yet doctors are blocked from caring for patients. In 2025, 20,000 more applied than there were available training posts to become Consultants/GPs. Doctors are being shut out because the Government won’t fund enough speciality training & post CCT places. And those FY1 doctors who *are* working are paid just £18.62/hr with over £100,000 of student debt, despite providing life saving care. This is catastrophic workforce planning; wasting doctors while patients face long waiting lists. Locking doctors out of specialty training isn’t an accident; it’s a deliberate political choice.

The NHS is falling apart, yet doctors are blocked from caring for patients. In 2025, 20,000 more applied than there were available training posts to become Consultants/GPs. Doctors are being shut out because the Government won’t fund enough speciality training & post CCT places. And those FY1 doctors who are working are paid just £18.62/hr with over £100,000 of student debt, despite providing life saving care. This is catastrophic workforce planning; wasting doctors while patients face long waiting lists. Locking doctors out of specialty training isn’t an accident; it’s a deliberate political choice.

Dr Haseena Wazir

49,007 views • 9 months ago

Hours waiting in A&E. Weeks for a GP appointment. Yet thousands of NHS doctors ready to help the public are being locked out of the system. Doctors need training jobs to qualify as Consultants and GPs; but the Government has capped the available number, creating a bottleneck that leaves doctors unemployed and patients waiting longer. This year there were 30,000 doctors applying for 10,000 NHS training posts. That’s the scale of the crisis Westminster won’t talk about. With no credible solution from Wes Streeting, this jobs crisis is one of the reasons Resident Doctors will be striking from the 17th of December. Patients need doctors. Doctors need jobs. The Government needs to act.

Hours waiting in A&E. Weeks for a GP appointment. Yet thousands of NHS doctors ready to help the public are being locked out of the system. Doctors need training jobs to qualify as Consultants and GPs; but the Government has capped the available number, creating a bottleneck that leaves doctors unemployed and patients waiting longer. This year there were 30,000 doctors applying for 10,000 NHS training posts. That’s the scale of the crisis Westminster won’t talk about. With no credible solution from Wes Streeting, this jobs crisis is one of the reasons Resident Doctors will be striking from the 17th of December. Patients need doctors. Doctors need jobs. The Government needs to act.

Dr Haseena Wazir

26,266 views • 7 months ago

Today resident doctors begin 5 days of strike action & patients are standing with them, because: 🔵£22.50/hr for one of the hardest jobs is fair 🔵shutting out 20K doctors while the #NHS has 100K vacancies is dangerous 🔵staff are striking to protect patients, not harm them

Today resident doctors begin 5 days of strike action & patients are standing with them, because: 🔵£22.50/hr for one of the hardest jobs is fair 🔵shutting out 20K doctors while the #NHS has 100K vacancies is dangerous 🔵staff are striking to protect patients, not harm them

Just Treatment 💊

57,558 views • 8 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 • 7 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

25,964 views • 7 months ago

Left: Wes Streeting and Keir Starmer make the BMA doctors strike about pay Right: Susanna Reid, "More than half of year 2 doctors have no job to go to next month" Labour are pitting the public against doctors on the grounds of pay, when the strikes are about more than pay, they're about the lack of jobs for doctors In this case, it's a lack of jobs in hospitals. But it's also about a lack of GP jobs, because Wes Streeting has limited the ability of GP practices to hire more GPs (while giving them budgets to hire other staff) We have a shortage of hospital doctors, we have a shortage of GP doctors, and it is Labour policy under Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting has worsened this problem The worst part, Streeting and Starmer both using the rise in flu cases to suggest that strain in hospitals is the doctors fault But when you look at the data, there have been nearly 1,000,000 patients treated in corridors this year It didn't just happen overnight, Labour, like the Conservatives before them, continue to underfund the NHS And with at least 10% of the NHS budget goes to private contracts, instead of investing in the NHS, by using private services, Labour continue to spend more on private health services than on the NHS: how is it efficient to pay more for the same service? Sorry Labour voters, but if you go with the line it's all about pay, you're missing the bigger picture, and you're putting your loyalty towards Starmer and Streeting who are misrepresenting what's going on, and distrusting the very people who spend their entire lives looking after other people, doctors

Left: Wes Streeting and Keir Starmer make the BMA doctors strike about pay Right: Susanna Reid, "More than half of year 2 doctors have no job to go to next month" Labour are pitting the public against doctors on the grounds of pay, when the strikes are about more than pay, they're about the lack of jobs for doctors In this case, it's a lack of jobs in hospitals. But it's also about a lack of GP jobs, because Wes Streeting has limited the ability of GP practices to hire more GPs (while giving them budgets to hire other staff) We have a shortage of hospital doctors, we have a shortage of GP doctors, and it is Labour policy under Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting has worsened this problem The worst part, Streeting and Starmer both using the rise in flu cases to suggest that strain in hospitals is the doctors fault But when you look at the data, there have been nearly 1,000,000 patients treated in corridors this year It didn't just happen overnight, Labour, like the Conservatives before them, continue to underfund the NHS And with at least 10% of the NHS budget goes to private contracts, instead of investing in the NHS, by using private services, Labour continue to spend more on private health services than on the NHS: how is it efficient to pay more for the same service? Sorry Labour voters, but if you go with the line it's all about pay, you're missing the bigger picture, and you're putting your loyalty towards Starmer and Streeting who are misrepresenting what's going on, and distrusting the very people who spend their entire lives looking after other people, doctors

Farrukh

67,915 views • 7 months ago

When you were in opposition you said: “The power to stop these strikes lies squarely with the Government.” Now you’re in power and offering doctors a 0.9% above inflation pay award that would take 20+ years to undo the damage since 2008. It is not fair or reasonable for a fully qualified resident doctor in England to be earning £17.56/hr with £100,000 student loan debt. They’re asking for £22.67/hr - a bargain rate for their skill set. All doctors want is a credible path to full pay restoration. The only thing missing is a Government actually willing to meaningfully negotiate.

When you were in opposition you said: “The power to stop these strikes lies squarely with the Government.” Now you’re in power and offering doctors a 0.9% above inflation pay award that would take 20+ years to undo the damage since 2008. It is not fair or reasonable for a fully qualified resident doctor in England to be earning £17.56/hr with £100,000 student loan debt. They’re asking for £22.67/hr - a bargain rate for their skill set. All doctors want is a credible path to full pay restoration. The only thing missing is a Government actually willing to meaningfully negotiate.

Dr Haseena Wazir

18,723 views • 1 year ago