READER REPORT: 'Many junior doctors don't know why they're striking' NAME WITHHELD123RF.COM "Striking puts patient lives at risk, yet some of my junior doctor colleagues are taking it too lightly. The RDA is leading a 48-hour nationwide junior doctors strike, beginning on October 18, following claims doctors are overworked and putting patient safety at risk due to fatigue. RMOs, or junior doctors, work a maximum of 12 days in a row before two days off. Additionally, the number of handovers from one doctor to the next would increase with a change to working hours. READ MORE:* Medical students' fears over understaffed clinics during doctor's strike* Emergency-only services during junior doctor's strike* Junior doctors polled on willingness to strike amid 'tense' contract negotiationsJunior doctors in this country are incredibly well remunerated.

Source: Stuff October 09, 2016 23:15 UTC