More than 36,000 junior doctors across England are on strike from April 11-15. This is the second junior doctor strike this year. The key reason for these strikes is pay, with calls to increase junior doctor salaries by 35%.
But this isn’t the only reason many junior doctors are striking. The strain of working through COVID-19, increasing demands on health services, and growing numbers of medical and nursing colleagues leaving the NHS are all causing stress and burnout for junior doctors. Many hope these strikes may bring about much-needed improvements to their working conditions and ability to provide quality care to their patients.
