‘Almost half’ of junior doctors ‘will quit the NHS’ if contract is imposed
Almost half of junior doctors plan to quit the NHS if health secretary Jeremy Hunt’s threatened contract imposition goes ahead, … Read more
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Plan to train NHS nurses to cover for doctors sparks alarm
A plan to train nurses to stand in for doctors as a way to tackle the hospital staffing crisis has … Read more
BMA re-enters contract talks
The BMA will today re-enter talks with the Government over the junior doctors’ contract. It comes after the Academy of … Read more
Hospitals forced to cut night cover due to staff shortages
Hospitals have been forced to reduce medical cover on wards at night or reduce training for junior doctors because they … Read more
Junior doctors defy health secretary with three 48-hour strikes
Junior doctors have defied the health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, declaring three 48-hour strikes and an intention to seek a judicial … Read more
Implement junior doctor contract or lose funding, hospital bosses warned
Training bosses have threatened hospitals thinking of offering an alternative contracts to their junior doctors with a loss of funding … Read more