13-06-2025 18:53 via theguardian.com

Resident doctors have good reason to strike over pay | Letters

Readers reflect on the hardships faced by younger medics and those training, and the degradation of an entire public serviceI write in response to the letter from senior clinicians urging resident doctors to vote against strike action (8 June). During my 22-year career we have seen fundamental changes in medical training, including the introduction of tuition fees for medical school, loss of free accommodation for first-year doctors, the lack of expansion in training numbers, and pay erosion ove
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