UK TREND : Junior doctors to cause ‘most disruptive strike in history’
The NHS Confederation warned that a four-day strike by tens of thousands of junior doctors in England scheduled for the following week could cancel a quarter of a million doctor appointments. Health administrators “are more concerned about this than they have been about any other strike.”
Security guards at Heathrow Airport went on strike for 10 days last week, and passport office employees started a five-week strike the previous week. British citizens have been adversely affected by strikes by postal workers, ambulance drivers, train and bus drivers, and nurses.
UK TREND: Junior Doctors’ Strike
People have taken to twitter to discuss the upcoming strikes and the impact they will have. Many people have shared their support for doctors even though they know it will be difficult for the public. Others have shared their frustration against doctors and their “unrealistic pay rise demand”.
Junior Doctors Announce New Strike Dates in Pay Row #MedTwitterhttps://t.co/7FAp1M9kvY pic.twitter.com/dtbHd0MEcT
— Medscape UK (@MedscapeUK) April 9, 2023
People took to twitter to show their support for junior doctors and that “it is only right to pay them what they deserve, in order to end strike concerns”.
How about you pay them what they deserve and that'll end your strike concerns?
MPs happy enough to accept a 20k payrise while junior doctors get paid £14/hr and then try and pretend to take the moral high ground.
Fooling nobody
— Sion Dafydd (@siondoc) April 9, 2023
Indivduals shared that while they understand that the upcoming strike “ could put patients at risk.” But what people fail to understand is that “ patients are already at risk from Junior doctors being underpaid and overworked. As they suffer from the continued mismanagement of the NHS”.
Junior Doctors on strike may put patients at risk.
But they are already at significant risk from the junior doctors being underpaid and overworked. And the continued mismanagement of the NHS.
Lets blame those really at fault here. https://t.co/128qxsOLgF
— Nic Danson (@nicoladanson) April 9, 2023
I think their strikes could risk people’s lives, however I do believe a junior doctor should be receiving better remuneration than they do get for the first years of employment.
— Starlight 🏴🇬🇧 (@Frumentarii_) April 9, 2023
Nevertheless, many others were displeased with junior doctors going on strike, particularly with their 35% pay rise demand, people thought it was “unrealistic and they are making a mockery out of the situation”.
35% pay rise. Taking the piss https://t.co/OYVDg6F1AK
'Militant' junior doctors accused of seeking 'maximum disruption' with four-day strike after bank holiday weekend— Michael 🇮🇱 (@MikeJofLondon) April 9, 2023
Another individual shared “it is time to scrap the NHS, their actions during this strike prove they don’t care what happens to their patients – 35%is outrageous claim form Junior doctors”.
It is time to scrap the NHS, their actions during this strike action prove they don't care what happens to their patients – 35% is an outrageous claim from the Junior Doctors & the Health Minister should tell them where to go. https://t.co/aCfTBsE2WR
— Lost Without Freya (@GeorgeMackey2) April 9, 2023
Supporters of Junior doctors and those that understand the situation, were quick to defend Junior doctors from those attacking them and calling them “unreasonable, etc”. They tweeted that “you don’t avoid strikes and the resolve of junior doctors by them names and demonising them”.
https://twitter.com/BenClaimant/status/1645159137842479107?s=20
They also shared that “ it was only a couple of years ago, we were applauding NHS staff in the streets as they risked life and limb to keep us alive. There’s only one institution to blame for what’s happening now: it’s the Conservative government”.
Surprisingly short memory you have there. Only a couple of years ago, we were applauding NHS staff in the streets as they risked life and limb to keep us alive.
There’s only one institution to blame for Junior doctors voting for strike action. It is the Conservative government.
— Matt Bluefoot (@MattBluefoot) April 9, 2023
Another shared that “no patients were at risk during the previous strikes, they won’t be during these strikes either. Stop blaming Junior Doctors”.
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