Junior Doctors: Industrial Action Debate
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David Mowat
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Junior Doctors: Industrial Action
David Mowat Excerpts(8 years, 8 months ago)
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David Mowat (Warrington South) (Con)
Seven-day working was a clear manifesto commitment, and the BMA’s position is highly regrettable, but to implement it we will clearly need more junior doctors to backfill rosters, rotas and all that goes with it. For the avoidance of doubt, will the Minister confirm to the House that he has enough junior doctors to do that?
Ben Gummer
We are increasing the number of junior doctors and the number of other doctors, consultants and nurses over the next five year years in order to meet the increasing challenges facing our national health service.