The statement in the House of Commons by Jeremy Hunt regarding the proposed imposition of new contracts on Junior Doctors is attached. The statement and subsequent  debate can be found in Hansard, CLICK HERE

The debate has provoked a number of Parliamentary Petitions, the key Petitions are listed below:

Consider a vote of No Confidence in Jeremy Hunt, Health Secretary

Mr Hunt recently gave totally inappropriate advice to Google conditions before seeking medical opinion. He referred to Paramedics as Ambulance Drivers and has caused the first Doctors strike in years of the NHS. Mr Hunt is destroying all staff morale in the NHS & will cause recruitment issues.

CLICK LINK HERE Petitioners currently number 318,829

Jeremy Hunt to resume meaningful contract negotiations with the BMA.

J.Hunt is to impose a new contract. As incoming junior doctors, with GMC registration, starting work as an FY1 in August 2016 and junior doctors working within the NHS we will refuse to sign the imposed contract and will continue strike action on behalf of the medical profession and greater public.

CLICK LINK HERE, Petitioners currently number 112,901

Parliament to sit on Saturdays which should be a "normal working day" for MPs.

Doctors have been told that Saturdays are part of the "normal working" week so that the Government can avoid paying them extra to do so. MPs should lead by example and meet on a Saturday too. With their new 6 day week MPs would get more Parliamentary work done. There should be no extra pay for this.

I am a GP and although not a junior Dr, believe that Politicians are at least as important if not more important than the people they lead and who they set policies for. As "we are all in it together", The policies and rules they set should apply to them as equally as for any members of the workforce.

As there is never enough time for Parliament to sit and weigh up all the pressing and important matters of Government, I think Parliament should sit 6 days/week with Saturday being part of their normal working week as it is proposed for other workers.

CLICK LINK HERE, Petitioners currently number 88,924