“We are on a slippery slope towards the degradation and privatisation of the NHS. 'I feel very angry about the way the government has treated the NHS over the last five years.” JuniorDoctorsStrikes
Junior doctors took to the picket lines in protest against stagnant pay and their working conditions for a second day in a row this week.
The British Medical Association claims pay has been cut by more than 26% since 2008 with newly qualified doctors being paid as little as £14.09 an hour.For neurology registrar Matthew Leung, 32, the current situation is so severe he has considered moving abroad. She said: “We are asking for fair pay because we need to make the job more attractive to encourage people to join us and not leave.
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