A Bristol doctor has opened up about what it’s like to be striking for better pay after the British Medical Association (BMA) rejected the latest pay offer. | ITV News West Country
A striking junior doctor in Bristol taking part in industrial action says it’s getting harder to continue as she compared working life to an "abusive relationship".
Dr Emma Coombe is a BMA union member and was outside Bristol Royal Infirmary on 14 June after the union rejected the government’s recent 5% pay offer. She said: “It’s always been intense and it’s always been hard work. It’s a really rewarding job but at the moment the environment we’re doing the job in is getting tougher and tougher.“The thing I’m finding hardest is starting every job with an apology because we’re not able to provide the level of care that we’d like to as nurses and doctors.”
“When you look at other countries paying double for their doctors, I think if that’s the quality of life I want for me and my family. It’s tempting - I would love to stay in the NHS though.”Emma said: “Working as a doctor in the NHS hurts me, but I still love it.”
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