Junior doctors' strike 'unjustifiable in struggling hospitals'

Junior doctors' strike 'unjustifiable in struggling hospitals' General Medical Council updates guidance for trainee medics before two-day withdrawal of cover from all services

Junior doctors in hospitals that will be hit hard by next week’s all-out strikes should not take part in case patients end up suffering harm, the medical profession’s regulator has said.

In updated guidance for trainee medics before the total withdrawal of junior doctor cover in all areas of medical treatment, the General Medical Council said that doing so was unjustified in hospitals that would struggle to ensure safe care. Continue reading... The Guardian

See also:

• GMC advice for doctors in the event of full industrial action General Medical Council
• GMC statement: refusing unsafe rotas General Medical Council
• Hospitals 'may struggle' in all-out strikes BBC News
• Junior doctors will call off next week's strike if Jeremy Hunt agrees to drop threat to impose a new pay deal The Daily Mail
• Junior doctors should listen to the GMC and abandon their strike The Daily Telegraph
• Jeremy Hunt tells MPs he 'can and will' impose junior doctor contract GP Online
• Harm patients? Junior doctors are striking to protect them The Guardian
• Withdrawing emergency cover crosses a line – it will damage trust in doctors The Guardian
• Junior doctors' strike: Jeremy Hunt rejects BMA offer to cancel walk-out if he halts contract imposition The Independent
• Hunt ‘never planned to insist on changes to existing contracts’ OnMedica