Representatives of the government and the British Medical Association will re-start talks today to avoid strikes by junior doctors slated to start on Tuesday. The strikes will be the first for decades and army medics are on stand-by to be drafted into hospitals as replacements, should the strikes go ahead.
A new report found that many maternity doctors would quit to work abroad if the government’s controversial new employment contract comes into force.
The report, commissioned by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, found that two-thirds of junior doctors in this field would quit for greener grass if the contract were to come into force in its current form.
The research suggests that 34 percent of maternity doctors would complete their training and 34 percent would hunt for work abroad. Worryingly 21 percent said they would leave the profession altogether.
The NHS strike will mean that emergency-only care will be provided for 24 hours from 8am on Tuesday, followed by full strikes from 8am to 5pm on 8 and 16 December.
Robert joined the HRreview editorial team in October 2015. After graduating from the University of Salford in 2009 with a BA in Politics, Robert has spent several years working in print and online journalism in Manchester and London. In the past he has been part of editorial teams at Flux Magazine, Mondo*Arc Magazine and The Marine Professional.
