Makes a lot of sense, I think. ‘Junior’ is such a nebulous term and, as the article says, has often been used by politicians to imply that doctors seeking a pay rise are inexperienced.
ChangingMyLife849 on
Good. “Junior” to me implies they’re still in medical school, but they’re not. They’re fully qualified doctors and should be treated as such
Cross_examination on
The whole world is calling them “residents” already. “Junior” should be for the students in Med School.
Mald1z1 on
Calling them junior doctors doesn’t accurately describe their role and is a mental.trick.to.be able to get away with paying them less.
A “junior” doctor is a standard doctor. You could be working as a doctor for over a decade and still have the junior doctor title. People will.be shocked to know that over 50% of working doctors in the UK are in the category of “junior doctor”
hybridtheorist on
I agree with this, I was genuinely astonished that a “junior doctor” could have been fully qualified for 6 years for example.
Prior to the recent (well….. last ten years of) pay dispute, I’d have thought junior doctors covered maybe 10-15% of doctors, not like……. half of them.
Easymodelife on
Seems like a no-brainer if it makes them feel happier at work. It costs nothing to treat staff with the respect they deserve and we need to do more to retain NHS employees generally, and doctors specifically. It’s not a substitute for adequate public sector payrises but it seems that progress has been made on that recently as well. It’s good to see the government starting to move in the right direction on this.
LJ-696 on
Good about time. For a very long overdue change.
Junior was all too often used as a club by those with zero idea of meaning.
amegaproxy on
You could have a specialist registrar who was still called a “junior” doctor, which was just ridiculous. Great change for them.
FredH3663 on
Junior is a misleading title, but I don’t find resident any clearer, where are they resident
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spacecrustaceans on
I’m not sure the term clarifies things any better, as it still seems to suggest to the public that the doctor is in training. It’s a term widely used in the US medical system, often referring to those still completing their medical education, and aren’t yet board certified.
Littleloula on
I don’t get why they can’t just say student doctor, doctor, consultant or something like that
But if the doctors are happy with “resident” then I guess its OK. I was surprised when I learnt that junior doctor meant any that weren’t consultants
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Makes a lot of sense, I think. ‘Junior’ is such a nebulous term and, as the article says, has often been used by politicians to imply that doctors seeking a pay rise are inexperienced.
Good. “Junior” to me implies they’re still in medical school, but they’re not. They’re fully qualified doctors and should be treated as such
The whole world is calling them “residents” already. “Junior” should be for the students in Med School.
Calling them junior doctors doesn’t accurately describe their role and is a mental.trick.to.be able to get away with paying them less.
A “junior” doctor is a standard doctor. You could be working as a doctor for over a decade and still have the junior doctor title. People will.be shocked to know that over 50% of working doctors in the UK are in the category of “junior doctor”
I agree with this, I was genuinely astonished that a “junior doctor” could have been fully qualified for 6 years for example.
Prior to the recent (well….. last ten years of) pay dispute, I’d have thought junior doctors covered maybe 10-15% of doctors, not like……. half of them.
Seems like a no-brainer if it makes them feel happier at work. It costs nothing to treat staff with the respect they deserve and we need to do more to retain NHS employees generally, and doctors specifically. It’s not a substitute for adequate public sector payrises but it seems that progress has been made on that recently as well. It’s good to see the government starting to move in the right direction on this.
Good about time. For a very long overdue change.
Junior was all too often used as a club by those with zero idea of meaning.
You could have a specialist registrar who was still called a “junior” doctor, which was just ridiculous. Great change for them.
Junior is a misleading title, but I don’t find resident any clearer, where are they resident
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I’m not sure the term clarifies things any better, as it still seems to suggest to the public that the doctor is in training. It’s a term widely used in the US medical system, often referring to those still completing their medical education, and aren’t yet board certified.
I don’t get why they can’t just say student doctor, doctor, consultant or something like that
But if the doctors are happy with “resident” then I guess its OK. I was surprised when I learnt that junior doctor meant any that weren’t consultants