Emeritus Prof Christopher May

Today the latest strike by #JuniorDoctors starts;

a lot of people will be angry about the disruption to the #NHS.

Don't blame the doctors; they've been pushed by the #Tory wreckers until this seems like their only option.

If you need to blame someone for your cancelled consultation, or delayed operation, then make sure you blame the #Tories!

This strike (as with the #nurses previous action) is a direct result of an #NHScrisis caused by Tory defunding!

#SupportTheStrikes
#supportourNHS

Jul 13, 2023 at 5:38amWeb
Show threadRavensrod 🫖 🍰Jul 13, 2023
@ChrisMayLA6
Show threadKim Spence-Jones 🇬🇧😷Jul 13, 2023
@ravensrod @ChrisMayLA6 Alt text: An image from the Fast Show, with the caption “This week, I ‘ave mostly been supporting the NHS strikers”.
Show threadBob ThomsonJul 13, 2023
@ChrisMayLA6 also, as I heard elsewhere, don’t go thinking it’s only trainee doctors, junior doctors are the bulk of doctors as I understand it.
Show threadStoneface VimesJul 13, 2023
@bobthomson70 @ChrisMayLA6 yes. A junior doctor can remain a 'junior' for many many years.
Show threadDidactylosJul 13, 2023
@ChrisMayLA6 @RogerRowe5k The question really is do you support the striking doctors who are for the rest of the time here to help us, or do you support having NO doctors in the future? Same question applies to all public service jobs
Show threadPablo MartiniJul 13, 2023
@ChrisMayLA6 I support anyone fighting this crap set of complicit politicians parLIARment is filled with on all seats!!!
Show threadFen CJul 13, 2023

@ChrisMayLA6

👆 I have an inside view: Day 1 of the 5 day strike is day 60 of my hospital stay, with CIDP.

So far: it's gonna be like a 5-day weekend. It's best not to have an emergency at the weekend; I'm assuming that's true of 5-day strikes. It was of the previous strikes...

Show threadEmeritus Prof Christopher MayJul 13, 2023

@fencoul

I'm really sorry to hear that... hope you get through it OK.

This is why I know the Junior Doctors will only have struck as the last resort, they will appreciate better than the Minister what the ripples & consequences will/may be

Show threadNatashaJul 13, 2023
@ChrisMayLA6 To put in perspective, Tesco salary 1988 £1.20/hour basic, now almost ten times that, junior doctor salary when I started in 1993 approx £3.80/hour basic, now 3.5 times that. Price of a flat in 1995, £35k. Same flat now, around £170k. I could just about get a mortgage in 1995, todays juniors stand no chance.