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@FHawksworth@DrEilidhMaria No a luxury afforded resident doctors unfortunately. Rotational training and national recruitment mean you could be expected to move from Scotland to Cornwall overnight
Doctors in England are working in the NHS for Β£17/hr.
@wesstreeting has proposed that some doctors are worth an extra 49p this year. Under-valuing the public sector seems to be a common theme for this government.
If they keep proposing pay cuts, drs will be back out on strike.
I wanted to follow up to some comments: patients are my ONLY motivation here.
Iβm an NHS consultant. I am a medically qualified, fully-trained expert in one specialty, and can call a friend who is an expert in any another. My job and income are secure. (1/8)
@ellorakamineni See if you can find out the list in advance so you can get to know the patients and what procedure they need and why then make sure youβre at least vaguely familiar with the procedures so you can at least try and anticipate what the surgeon is going to need help with