The health secretary, Jeremy Hunt's announcement about his plans to implement a new contract on junior doctors has received strong opposition from many in the health profession, and left many doctors outraged.
As the government failed to reach a deal with the British Medical Association (BMA) and the union representing junior doctors, Jeremy Hunt came up with this move. The health secretary has supported his plans and blamed the BMA for worsening the disagreements.
New contracts are due to be introduced at the beginning of August 2016. This has led to some doctors to rethink about their career. Some may have decided to change their profession, while some may opt to move away, and no doubt, they may still be some who are in support of this move. While some support the all-out strike, there are others who are not in favour of it.
A 37-year-old junior doctor from London said, “I am not in favour of an all-out strike; it would harm opinion of doctors who retain more public trust than politicians at present. My next move is to leave medicine- which is a huge shame as I have spent 20 years of my adult life training to be a super specialist on paediatric cardiac intensive care. But I have a family and more self respect than to accept an employer who treats me like a naughty schoolchild.”
