Junior doctors in England have launched their longest-ever period of industrial action, forming picket lines outside hospitals across the country in protest of a 26% real-terms cut to their pay over the last 15 years. Members of the British Medical Association (BMA) have voted overwhelmingly to strike, with the union claiming that junior doctors’ take-home pay has been cut more than a quarter based on the Retail Price Index gauge of inflation. The BMA, which represents doctors and medical students, claims that there is widespread discontent among medics, stating that the workforce could earn more “serving coffee than saving patients.
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In response to the strike, Junior doctors across Sussex have put picket lines in place, including Eastbourne DGH, where photos of the picket line have been shared.
