What I really don't understand is that nurses work 24/7. There is no difference in staffing or shift patterns at any time during the week. Their pay does change depending on the hours they work but apart from that it is a fully staffed job all the time.
Doctors don't. It's a 5 day week with...
Totally this.
I'm a Conservative voter but listening to my girlfriend who is a nurse has really made me appreciate how much stress junior doctors are under. None of them want to strike and it really sends the wrong signal for Hunt to behave like this.
Perhaps if Mr Osborne gave a bit more...