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To: Simon Hamilton
Don't impose the junior doctor contract in Northern Ireland
We, the undersigned call on the Minister for Health, Social Services and Public Safety not to impose a contract on junior doctors in Northern Ireland.
Why is this important?
The proposed new junior doctor contact is not safe or fair for patients or doctors.
It removes vital safeguards that protect junior doctors from working dangerously long hours thereby endangering patients and doctors.
The contract changes out of hours work, devaluing the work done in the evenings and weekends.
The changes would penalise those going into general practice at a time when there is a chronic shortage of GPs in Northern Ireland.
The Scottish and Welsh governments have already said they will not impose the contract.
