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| Healthcare staff, how do you feel about an all-out junior doctors' strike? | |
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| Junior doctors have begun a two-day, all-out strike, in which even emergency cover is being withdrawn. | Junior doctors have begun a two-day, all-out strike, in which even emergency cover is being withdrawn. |
| In a dramatic escalation of their protest against the new contract that the health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, plans to impose, junior doctors in England are staging the first all-out strikes on 26 and 27 April. | In a dramatic escalation of their protest against the new contract that the health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, plans to impose, junior doctors in England are staging the first all-out strikes on 26 and 27 April. |
| Unlike the four walkouts they have held since January, they will not report for duty even in medical settings that provide critical care, such as A&E, emergency surgery and maternity. | Unlike the four walkouts they have held since January, they will not report for duty even in medical settings that provide critical care, such as A&E, emergency surgery and maternity. |
| Prof Sir Bruce Keogh, the national medical director of NHS England, has labelled the action reckless, unethical, a breach of the medical profession’s fundamental duty to “do no harm” and a move that will destroy the public’s trust in doctors. | Prof Sir Bruce Keogh, the national medical director of NHS England, has labelled the action reckless, unethical, a breach of the medical profession’s fundamental duty to “do no harm” and a move that will destroy the public’s trust in doctors. |
| The British Medical Association reassured patients that care will be safe on strike days because consultants will undertake junior colleagues’ roles. | The British Medical Association reassured patients that care will be safe on strike days because consultants will undertake junior colleagues’ roles. |
| What do you think? | What do you think? |
| We want to hear from healthcare professionals about what they are doing on strike days. Junior doctors, how do you feel about an all-out strike? What are the consequences for patient care? What measures have you taken to ensure your presence won’t be missed? | We want to hear from healthcare professionals about what they are doing on strike days. Junior doctors, how do you feel about an all-out strike? What are the consequences for patient care? What measures have you taken to ensure your presence won’t be missed? |
| We would also like to hear from others who are working on strike days – for example, consultants, nurses, healthcare assistants, GPs, porters and administration staff. How are you coping? How do you feel about junior doctors carrying out an all-out strike? | We would also like to hear from others who are working on strike days – for example, consultants, nurses, healthcare assistants, GPs, porters and administration staff. How are you coping? How do you feel about junior doctors carrying out an all-out strike? |
| Share your views and experiences by filling in the form below. We will use a selection in our reporting. | Share your views and experiences by filling in the form below. We will use a selection in our reporting. |