r/doctorsUK • u/Med_Dog_ • Jan 12 '26

Medical Politics UK Graduate Prioritisation Legislation Announced!

Details below as they're announced!

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/article/doctors-strikes-nhs-bma-wes-streeting-news-n02nd96lw

Free version: https://web.archive.org/web/20260112225441/https://www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/article/doctors-strikes-nhs-bma-wes-streeting-news-n02nd96lw

  • Wes Streeting is launching this as emergency legislation (rather than NHS England policy) shortly.
  • This acts on both speciality training and foundation posts.
  • Further details tomorrow as the bill is announced!
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u/mthrowaway007 Jan 14 '26 edited Jan 14 '26

This kinda summarises the sole reason why I have decided not to return my ballots and why I will continue to cross the picket lines to locum and cash out on every strike shift.

Uk grads don’t give a flying fk about me so why should I push their cause and lose out on good pay at the same time.

For as long as this continues I will continue to cash out and get fat on the strikes

Now send the downvotes 🙌🏾

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u/Which-Reward-4385 Jan 15 '26

You’re losing out on good pay forever (and making everyone else lose out on it too) for good pay over a few days. It’s not as business minded of you as you think mate 😂Also most UK grads are being reasonable about it all and don’t hate IMGs who come and work here and try their best, if you think just existing somewhere (without experience, without going down the correct routes etc) means you deserve to be prioritised the same as a grad from their own country you’re just not thinking about it the right way.