Because of patient safety,doctors never strike ( Report, 11 January) but doctors must now strike to defend the very heart of that patient safety. The NHS has relied on goodwill for a long time. The government has abused this goodwill to the nth degree. Indeed, and that my colleagues and I are having to strike shows we hold been backed into a corner.
Junior doctors are referred to as the workhorses of the NHS; how is removing the vital legal safeguards that prevent overworking them and thereby protect patients from errors going to affect patient care?Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com