Junior doctors, Jeremy Hunt and the facts behind the strike ballot
by Suzi Gage from on (#V03J)
Misinformation about the junior doctor contract is rife. It's time to look at the facts and listen to why the doctors affected feel a strike is inevitable
It's hard to miss the junior doctor contract crisis that's going on in the NHS. The British Medical Association (BMA) has balloted its members, and if they vote to go on strike there will be three days of action at the beginning of December. But why are the junior doctors of our NHS considering striking?
I spoke to a number of them while researching this article, and all were really upset that it has come to this. The frustration is evident in their voices and their words.
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