BMA elects RDC chair who promises to consolidate on gains made in last year
Pay erosion isn’t the only issue affecting doctors in Northern Ireland – they face high unemployment, too, which has forced many to leave the country in search of better terms and conditions. Jennifer Trueland reports
Doctors leaders went to Stormont to explain why they are leading their colleagues on a strike for the first time ever in Northern Ireland
Lack of will to increase rates disincentivises doctors from taking on essential work, warns BMA
Frustration at the Government for moving goalposts when deal appeared close
Existing commitment to industrial action extended to August
Rate cuts and a dearth of locum shifts have left resident doctors with few choices amid an under-employment crisis. Ben Ireland hears from those who say trust cost-cutting has become unsafe
Call for ‘clear route’ on pay and jobs as 14th round of industrial action begins
