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Most Brits Support Junior Doctors' Strike Over New Labor Contracts - Poll

© AFP 2023 / Justin TallisJunior doctors protest outside St Thomas' Hospital in central London on April 6, 2016, against proposed new conditions and pay rates for working unsociable hours.
Junior doctors protest outside St Thomas' Hospital in central London on April 6, 2016, against proposed new conditions and pay rates for working unsociable hours. - Sputnik International
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Majority of Britons support last week’s all-out strike by junior doctors over the new labor contracts, a new poll found.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Last week, junior doctors – medical specialists who have not yet completed their training as a consultant or a general practitioner – across England carried out the first full strike in the history of the National Health Service (NHS). The two-day industrial action saw tens of thousands outpatient appointments cancelled.

Junior doctors take part in a strike near St Thomas' Hospital in London, Britain April 27, 2016. - Sputnik International
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According to the Sunday survey carried out by the ORB pollster for The Independent newspaper, 58 percent of those polled supported the action ad believed that the doctors were right to protest against the government move to impose new contracts.

As many as 31 percent of respondents did not believe that the doctors were right in walking out, while 11 percent were not sure.

Junior doctors protest outside St Thomas' Hospital in central London on April 6, 2016, against proposed new conditions and pay rates for working unsociable hours. - Sputnik International
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Junior doctors are protesting against new labor contracts that could result in wage cuts as well as increased working hours, according to the doctors’ trade union, the British Medical Association (BMA).

Jeremy Hunt, secretary of State for Health made his "final offer" in early February, proposing to increase basic pay for work after 5 p.m on Saturdays and raise the wages of those who work regular weekends. The minister has refused to make further concessions, saying before the action that he would hold the striking junior doctors responsible for any potential patient deaths that could be attributed to the strike.

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