Official 'Your message to Junior Doctors' thread

[sasguru]

It's all a big sorry mess with blame on all sides.
But the biggest issue is that the NHS needs to be reformed to be a French/German style insurance-based public/private system, but the thickos, including some doctors, start screaming that the NHS is "being destroyed".

Well here's some news, the NHS is pretty crap compared to some of our neighbours and it needs to be destroyed in its current form and redesigned.

[FatLazyContractor]

£22,636

They earn more than us contractors then ....

And remind us what salary they retire at?

[Old Greg]

I will tell you what's a simple straightforward logic.

Imagine one of your loved ones being admitted into hospital today and they don't get the attention and care they need.

Let us see what your view would be on that ...

I would be furious with the government for their provocative actions.

Next!

[FatLazyContractor]

I would be furious with the government for their provocative actions.

Next!

Next - Read some facts?

[Old Greg]

Next - Read some facts?

Daily Mail?

[FatLazyContractor]

Daily Mail?

Yesterday's, yes.

[Mordac]

You could also use it to clean yourself up after listening to Jeremy Hunt's latest wise benevolence.

Finally, something we actually agree on...

[stek]

It's all a big sorry mess with blame on all sides.
But the biggest issue is that the NHS needs to be reformed to be a French/German style insurance-based public/private system, but the thickos, including some doctors, start screaming that the NHS is "being destroyed".

Well here's some news, the NHS is pretty crap compared to some of our neighbours and it needs to be destroyed in its current form and redesigned.

Problem is, we'll probably end up with a USA type system where you get billed $174,000 for a snake bite or something.

[barrydidit]

Whatever the rights and wrongs, it's annoying to see the socialist w^nkers appear to be out on the picket lines in da Hudd



This is more like it. She's probably got a more sensible grasp on the situation than that bell end with his free newspapers.

[The_Equalizer]

£22,636

I'm a bit mystified by the pay thing. Now I won't knock how hard some work and, obviously, they have to be relatively bright, but with overtime they can do rather well. A girlfriend of old was seeing £50-60K with overtime around 2006. She was a SHO with five years under her belt. The real winners were weekends where she was on call, but sometimes got a full night's sleep. Everyone goes on about the training, hours etc. but take a look what an architect makes. In fact take a look what anyone that's PAYE makes at, say, 35. A consultant in anything is minimum £75K.