Following months of disagreement which saw the first-ever strike by doctors, an agreement has been reached on Junior Doctor contracts

Of those who participated in the survey, most blamed the continued dispute over junior doctor contracts on the Department of Health

Medics walked out for the third time on Wednesday 9th March—ahead of two more 48-hour strikes in April

The government’s plans to impose the new junior doctors contracts has led to many Manchester medics making plans to move abroad. Devolution campaigners have also questioned whether Manchester’s devolved NHS will have to impose the contract

Alongside national news of junior doctors’ strikes on Tuesday, student nurses and midwives also marched through Manchester, Newcastle and London to protest changes that will see bursaries replaced with loans

An overwhelming amount of junior doctors have voted in favour of strikes against the new government contracts proposed by Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt