How do you guys feels about the doctors going on strike?
For contexed this is what they are paid:
Feels they generally pay them self:
GMC, Insurance, BMA, royal collage £2k
Courses or exams average £1k per year
Most have £80k + debt now
for the first 8 to 10 years you get moved around all over the uk and may move hospitals a couple of times a year
The stranded working week is 48h, less than that and you are part-time.
This is on a shift pattern, so you are doing 48h a week with a combination of nights, days, and twilights (often finishing at 2am)
They use the term junior doctor to devalue the position of these doctors, a “junior” is anyone that is not a consultant. Some never become consultants, a “junior” could be the one operating on you, they could be running a cardiac arrest, or trauma calls, they will almost always be the one doing emergency procedures in A&E.
The pension is not bad, but its not like it was, you still pay 14.5% of your pay into the pension, and it's not a final salary like it was before, it is career average so if your average is low your pension is crap also.
Also it's not a world of private work after you become a consultant, very few actually do any private work, and it is not as lucrative as you may think after costs and insurance.
For contexed this is what they are paid:
| Grade | Years post med school | Pay per hour |
| FY1 | 1 | £14.9 |
| FY2 | 2 | £16.31 |
| ST1/2 | 3,4 | £19.30 |
| ST3/4/5 | 5,6,7 | £24.45 |
| ST6+ | 8+ | £28 |
| Consultant | From year 8 to 10 | £42 |
Feels they generally pay them self:
GMC, Insurance, BMA, royal collage £2k
Courses or exams average £1k per year
Most have £80k + debt now
for the first 8 to 10 years you get moved around all over the uk and may move hospitals a couple of times a year
The stranded working week is 48h, less than that and you are part-time.
This is on a shift pattern, so you are doing 48h a week with a combination of nights, days, and twilights (often finishing at 2am)
They use the term junior doctor to devalue the position of these doctors, a “junior” is anyone that is not a consultant. Some never become consultants, a “junior” could be the one operating on you, they could be running a cardiac arrest, or trauma calls, they will almost always be the one doing emergency procedures in A&E.
The pension is not bad, but its not like it was, you still pay 14.5% of your pay into the pension, and it's not a final salary like it was before, it is career average so if your average is low your pension is crap also.
Also it's not a world of private work after you become a consultant, very few actually do any private work, and it is not as lucrative as you may think after costs and insurance.
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