I've proved you can stop junior doctors quitting the NHS... and it isn't about money, writes PROFESSOR ROB GALLOWAY

I've proved you can stop junior doctors quitting the NHS...

and it isn't about money, writes PROFESSOR ROB GALLOWAY By Professor Rob Galloway Published: 01:17, 25 June 2024 | Updated: 01:24, 25 June 2024 e-mail View comments Unless there is a dramatic change of events, this Thursday will be the start of the 11th round of junior doctor strikes. The lack of resolution is damaging for all and there seems no end in sight; indeed, the resolve of the junior doctors is hardening — with 98 per cent backing further strikes in the latest ballot. Yes, the strikes are about pay.

But it's also about conditions — you only have to note the endless stories of junior doctors heading off for 'better lives' in Australia to see this. And as well as resolving the issues of pay, what will also make a real difference is the way junior doctors are rostered. I know this because in my hospital in Brighton , junior doctors aren't leaving to move overseas — they're joining us.

Professor Rob Galloway (pictured) argues that the way to resolve the junior doctor strikes is through a more flexible rota system The resolve of the junior doctors is hardening — with 98 per cent backing further strikes in the latest ballot (stock picture) Junior Doctors attend their picket line at St Thomas' Hospital in Westminster on February 26, 2024 We are not paying them more, we can't, that's a national decision. And this is not about giving them special treatment over providing the best possible patient care. It's a.