Doctors of my generation support this strike – you don’t need a medical degree to see why | Michael Akadiri

Gen Z and millennial resident doctors are fearless in pursuing their true worth. Maybe if their older colleagues had been, we wouldn’t be in this situationMichael Akadiri is an award-winning standup comedian and resident doctorSo there was no last-minute intervention by Wes Streeting and his team at Whitehall. Resident doctors in England (formerly known as junior doctors) are on the picket line from 7am today until 7am on 30 July, a full five-day walkout.And I’ll be joining them, in solidarity. Though I’m a resident doctor by grade, I currently work for NHS England on a freelance (locum) basis, so I’ll be supporting my colleagues by electing not to work on the aforementioned days, despite the sauteed carrot of “enhanced strike rates”.Michael Akadiri is an award-winning standup comedian and resident doctor Continue reading...

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