Junior Doctors Vote Overwhelmingly To Continue Striking Over A Further Six Month

[The_DADDY]

As 98% of voting junior doctors back further industrial action, the NHS could face the threat of more strikes with consultants and specialist doctors also considering pay deals

Junior doctors in England have voted overwhelmingly to continue strikes over a further six months.

Following on from the longest strike in NHS history in January, 98% of junior doctors who voted were in favour of further industrial action.

The new mandate for strikes lasts from 3 April until 19 September and the ballot also approved the use of action short of strikes.

Over 34,000 junior doctors voted in the re-ballot, which closed at midday today, with the vast majority voting 'yes' a year since they began strike action.

Junior doctors committee co-chairs Dr Robert Laurenson and Dr Vivek Trivedi said: "It has now been a year since we began strike action. That is a year of strikes too many. The government believed it could ignore, delay, and offer excuses long enough that we would simply give up. That attitude has now led to the NHS wasting £3bn covering the strikes.

"This is more than double the cost of settling our whole claim. And as we see in the results of today's ballot, delaying tactics will not work: doctors are still determined to see their pay cuts reversed, and they are willing to keep striking another six months to achieve that.

"No doctor wants to be on strike for a second longer than they have to. But it took us 15 years of declining pay to get here. Today's re-ballot shows that doctors understand that reversing this means being in the struggle for the long haul. We ask the health secretary to come forward as soon as possible with a new offer - and make sure not a single further strike day need be called."

 

I hope no one dies as a result of this. I find the whole notion of Doctors, nurses etc going on strike very distasteful. 

A case of money over life?

 

Your thoughts?

https://news.sky.com/story/junior-doctors-vote-overwhelmingly-for-strikes-over-a-further-six-months-13087589

[Mister M]

I hope no one dies as a result of this. I find the whole notion of Doctors, nurses etc going on strike very distasteful. 

A case of money over life?

 

You could easily put that claim to the Government:

According to the BMA:

“The government believed it could ignore, delay and offer excuses long enough that we would simply give up. That attitude has now led to the NHS wasting £3bn covering the strikes. This is more than double the cost of settling our whole claim,”

 

Junior doctors in England vote to continue striking until mid-September | Doctors | The Guardian

[Pyrotequila]

Theoretical question; if a person dies as a direct result of not enough doctors because of a strike, where does the responsibility lay?

[The_DADDY]

2 minutes ago, Pyrotequila said:

Theoretical question; if a person dies as a direct result of not enough doctors because of a strike, where does the responsibility lay?

The doctors in my opinion. 

[hauxwell]

4 minutes ago, Pyrotequila said:

Theoretical question; if a person dies as a direct result of not enough doctors because of a strike, where does the responsibility lay?

A bit of both, the doctors and the government for not doing enough to stop the strikes.

[peak4]

8 minutes ago, Pyrotequila said:

Theoretical question; if a person dies as a direct result of not enough doctors because of a strike, where does the responsibility lay?

This might be a pertinent point
Why is a junior doctors strike not happening in Scotland? The National

Thankfully, given Scotland is in charge of its own affairs when it comes to the NHS, this major disturbance will not be happening north of the Border.

Why is the strike not happening in Scotland?

This is because an agreement was reached last August for a 17.5% pay increase over two years for junior doctors.

The deal reached in Scotland was for a 12.4% pay rise for junior doctors in training for 2023/24 together.

Following the 4.5% uplift for 2022/23, that equates to a total increase of 17.5%.

It means a doctor at the beginning of their career in Scotland will receive a basic salary increase of £3429 in 2023/24.

Those at the end of their training will see a rise of £7111. 

Almost 82% of British Medical Association (BMA) junior doctor members voting in Scotland voted in favour of the offer in Scotland.

Under the NHS system, a junior doctor is any medical school graduate with between one and nine years' experience.

[hauxwell]

Government was talking about bringing in new laws to stop Doctors, Nurses and other organisations from having all out strikes.  Don’t know if that is still being looked at.

 

[Resident]

34 minutes ago, Mister M said:

I hope no one dies as a result of this. I find the whole notion of Doctors, nurses etc going on strike very distasteful. 

A case of money over life?

 

You could easily put that claim to the Government:

According to the BMA:

“The government believed it could ignore, delay and offer excuses long enough that we would simply give up. That attitude has now led to the NHS wasting £3bn covering the strikes. This is more than double the cost of settling our whole claim,”

 

Junior doctors in England vote to continue striking until mid-September | Doctors | The Guardian

On top of the 13 billion it wastes annual (average) 

[Mister Gee]

2 minutes ago, Resident said:

On top of the 13 billion it wastes annual (average) 

Any chance you could provide some evidence of such waste?

[hackey lad]

16 minutes ago, Resident said:

On top of the 13 billion it wastes annual (average)