Junior Doctors Strikes

[Minstadave]

Off we go again.

7th to 13th April

 

[tamzzy]

JDs want a long easter break...when are they actually going to do some work!?

 

[Whitewater]

They seem to be trying their best to demonstrate that they’re not essential.

 

[tamzzy]

i'm supporting the strikes. more money for me. ka ching!

 

[Minstadave]

They seems to be trying their best to demonstrate that they’re not essential.

They're not essential provided you dont mind paying hundreds of millions each strike to cover their work.

 

[tamzzy]

They're not essential provided you dont mind paying hundreds of millions each strike to cover their work.

I don't mind
(I'm guessing you don't either)

 

[mattyfez]

Junior doctors pay seems to be about 40-60k, which is a decent wage If you're only doing a 37.5hr standard week.

I suspect a lot of them do more hours than that though without extra pay? so the wages start to look pretty crap, pretty fast.

NHS Doctor Salary & Pay 2026/27 | Complete Guide

FY1 doctor salary £36,616, junior doctor pay £36,616-£61,825, GP salary £73,113-£114,743. Complete NHS medical doctor salaries for 2026/27.

www.nhspayband.uk

 

[NVP]

I suspect a lot of them do more hours than that though without extra pay? so the wages start to look pretty crap, pretty fast.

 

[mattyfez]

Hey I'm not saying all doctors are competent, I've met several I wouldn't trust to make a cup of tea, never mind work in health care.

But that's a different argument, so what's the point in calling me a noob?

 

[NVP]

Hahaha no, no my reply was at them working extra without pay. But now I can "lol noob" you too

 

[SamyBoy13]

Well at least the ED will run efficiently, more senior Doctors and Consultants pick up the slack and everything seems to run somoother. Nonetheless I dont think this will achieve anything. The cost of living and world conflict does not help and everyone gets a paycut pretty much every year... Sad times