Junior doctors pay and working conditions dispute

2 releases from 2 parties, 21 May 2024.

Each party’s website press releases, in order of publication

1. McAllister calls on the Minister of Health to step up in terms of junior doctor pay, following Alliance motion

   • Alliance
   • 21 May 2024
   • Call for action
   • Criticises the northern ireland executive, a minister or department

   Alliance Health spokesperson Nuala McAllister MLA calls on the Health Minister to show leadership and ensure junior doctors receive pay and conditions reflecting their role, after an Assembly debate on an Alliance motion. The motion also urges continued engagement with the BMA to prevent further…

   Original release (opens in a new tab)

2. Time for junior doctors to be respected and paid properly – Kearney

   • Sinn Féin
   • 21 May 2024
   • Call for action
   • Criticises the northern ireland executive, a minister or department

   SF MLA Declan Kearney urges the Department of Health to engage urgently and constructively with junior doctors to resolve their pay and working conditions dispute. He says they are undervalued, underpaid and overworked, citing missed rest breaks, lack of showering facilities and emigration of staff.

   Original release (opens in a new tab)

Parties with no matching press release found on their website

• DUP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• UUP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• SDLP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• TUV: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• Green Party: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• PBP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website – coverage for this period is incomplete (partly recovered), so a statement may have been missed.
• Aontú: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website – coverage for this period is incomplete (could not be checked), so a statement may have been missed.

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