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Junior Doctor Strike - Good For Them??
I'm open to be educated here but doctors on strike today and asking for a 35% pay increase. My question is really that nearly 70% of the country are supporting their action. Why is it so popular. Is it because we think they deserve such an increase or is it partly to support any group that helps to topple the government?
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I must say I don't trust the % in this "poll". I am wondering how many of who ever were polled, and their nearest and dearest, are awaiting operations/treatment? Not many I suggest. I am sure some patients may die as a result of extended waiting lists but (just as was the case of Covid) I expect stats will be manipulated.
In my wildest dreams I will never understand why any employees of the NHS should believe they deserve to be singled out from the rest of the country and not have to tighten their belts.
In my wildest dreams I will never understand why any employees of the NHS should believe they deserve to be singled out from the rest of the country and not have to tighten their belts.
This is an interesting piece about the difficulty of training and retaining doctors:
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medical degrees are much longer than normal degrees and some people go on to take postgraduate specialisms
it is all very well to say that they have a choice but unlike some highly-paid professions junior doctors are a job that society cannot do without... somebody HAS to take the job on and those that do are entitled to be compensated decently for their work
it is all very well to say that they have a choice but unlike some highly-paid professions junior doctors are a job that society cannot do without... somebody HAS to take the job on and those that do are entitled to be compensated decently for their work
'The BMA says that junior doctors’ pay in England has fallen by 26 per cent since 2008/09, once you account for inflation.
But the independent Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) think tank says a more accurate figure would be an 11 to 16 per cent fall since 2010.'
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But the independent Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) think tank says a more accurate figure would be an 11 to 16 per cent fall since 2010.'
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from the same link:
"The BMA is asking for a 35 per cent pay rise. FactCheck understands that this figure was decided because 35 per cent is what would be needed to make up for what the BMA claims is a 26.1 per cent loss in earnings since 2009.
You might be thinking: why do you need a 35 per cent rise to make up for a 26 per cent fall? The answer is best explained with an example. Imagine you have £100 in your bank account, and it’s reduced by 26.1 per cent. Now you’ve got £73.90. In order to return to £100, you need another £26.10, which is 35 per cent of £73.90."
"The BMA is asking for a 35 per cent pay rise. FactCheck understands that this figure was decided because 35 per cent is what would be needed to make up for what the BMA claims is a 26.1 per cent loss in earnings since 2009.
You might be thinking: why do you need a 35 per cent rise to make up for a 26 per cent fall? The answer is best explained with an example. Imagine you have £100 in your bank account, and it’s reduced by 26.1 per cent. Now you’ve got £73.90. In order to return to £100, you need another £26.10, which is 35 per cent of £73.90."
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