A Richard Madeley comment about Junior Doctors has left people furious.
He was making the comment as they have gone on strike.
Richard Madeley Comment About Junior Doctors
The TV presenter inaccurately referred to junior doctors – currently on strike in a dispute over pay and work conditions – as “apprentices”.
The strikes only involve junior doctors in England. Under the NHS system, a junior doctor is any medical school graduate with between one and nine years’ experience.
Strike action
The industrial action, from 7am on 3 January to 7am on 9 January, is the longest in the history of the NHS.
Dr Robert Laurenson, co-chair of the BMA’s junior doctors committee, said that strike action is the “only thing” the government listens to.
He said there was “no good time to strike”, but added that “we need to recognise that we have a massive workforce crisis”.
They are calling for:
• Full pay “restoration” to reverse real-term cuts in pay since 2008/9;
• A new pay mechanism to prevent any future pay decreases against inflation and the cost of living;
• A reformed Doctors’ and Dentists’ Review Body for independent and fair pay recommendations for staff to “safeguard recruitment and retention of junior doctors”.
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