The NHS fails to care for its own employees

Oliver’s article on the realities of being a junior doctor is refreshingly honest and summarises many of the feelings that junior doctors have.1Employing highly educated people is going to be expensive, and junior doctors leaving medical school will be aggrieved to know that they are earning the same salary as lesser qualified professions. Furthermore, trainees are disgruntled about the length of training, with many having to obtain additional degrees to make their application stand out for competitive specialties. Alongside this, many doctors feel under-appreciated by the NHS, with the pandemic having exaggerated this. Simple measures such as not having to pay for parking or for mandatory portfolios (without which a trainee can’t progress) could go a long way towards making the workforce feel more content.The advent of social media has allowed junior doctors to publicly vent their displeasure and bond over their mutual grievances. Unhappiness about pressure from rota coordinators,…
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