The news that Sarah Benn has been suspended from the medical register sends a bleak message to climate concerned younger doctors, writes Alexander Mafi
Doctors campaigning to protect patients and the public against the health dangers of the climate emergency have suffered a setback. Sarah Benn, a retired GP, has been sanctioned by the General Medical Council (GMC) for multiple breaches of a court order while engaging in peaceful climate protests. For younger doctors this verdict sends a bleak message. Not only will this decision further undermine our trust in the regulator, but it serves as an unwelcome deterrent to practising clinicians engaging in climate activism.
Benn was part of a group of Just Stop Oil protestors who demonstrated within a prohibited buffer zone at Kingsbury oil terminal against the production and use of fossil fuels. She received a custodial sentence and at …
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Quality of life, NHS culture, and challenges around training opportunities are all key issues affecting doctors’ morale
Despite the announcement of new strike dates, the recent offer by the government to NHS consultants and progress in conversations between the Department of Health and junior doctor representatives provide hope for resolution of industrial action. Negotiations, and any subsequent offers, represent an important opportunity to consider and tackle all the root causes of junior doctors’ discontent.
The new health secretary Victoria Atkins took office with a long to-do list. At the top of this list sat the need to urgently resolve junior doctor and consultant industrial action, tackle long NHS waiting lists, and manage the increasing clinical pressures anticipated this winter. Junior doctors dissatisfaction in …
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