Resident doctors 'want pay we think we're worth'

"We're still almost 20% down in real terms in our pay since 2008. While we've made some good progress up until this point, we want that pay restored back to the value that we think we're worth."

"When I first qualified as a doctor, I earned 11.09 an hour. That's now below minimum wage and that's only five or six years ago."

"There are thousands of doctors applying for training posts like myself. Lots of doctors want to be the surgeons, they want to be a medical doctor, they want to be the A&E consultants that you see every day."

Resident doctors in England are on strike, seeking pay restoration to reflect their worth. They represent nearly half of the NHS workforce. The British Medical Association's Dr. Peter Fahey emphasized that doctors are not as well-paid as perceived, citing a nearly 20% real-term pay decrease since 2008. Despite progress, many doctors face challenges in securing training posts. Health Secretary Wes Streeting acknowledged the impact of the strike but stated that most appointments remain unaffected. The strike follows failed negotiations between the government and the union.

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