DOCTORS in their first year of work have voted for a second set of strikes on top of ongoing resident doctor walkouts.
The medics, known as first-year resident doctors, or FY1s, say they do not have good enough job opportunities and that NHS workforce planning is letting them down.
A third of the FY1 members – there are around 6,200 in the union – said they currently do not have a safe job.
Members of the British Medical Association voted to strike over the issue.
They are already part of the larger dispute with ministers over pay and working conditions.
Dr Jack Fletcher, from the BMA, said: “Doctors won’t accept that they face a career of insecurity at a time when the demand for doctors is huge.
“The numbers are absurd.
“More than 10,000 doctors applied this year to become psychiatrists with less than 500 able to get a place, yet patients are still experiencing significant waits at a detriment to their health.
“GP unemployment is getting worse with five doctors applying for every GP training post, yet patient demand for appointments continues to increase.
“It makes no sense that despite the need to bring down waiting lists and increase capacity for patients to be seen, thousands of willing and skilled doctors are unable to find the work to begin treating them.”
Doctors in their first year of work have voted for a second set of strikes on top of ongoing resident doctor walkouts[/caption]
