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#ImInWorkJeremy: NHS staff post weekend working photos | #ImInWorkJeremy: NHS staff post weekend working photos |
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Some NHS employees have been letting Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt know in no uncertain terms what they are up to this weekend. | Some NHS employees have been letting Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt know in no uncertain terms what they are up to this weekend. |
Health workers have taken to Facebook and Twitter where they have posted photographs of themselves at work using the hashtag #ImInWorkJeremy. | Health workers have taken to Facebook and Twitter where they have posted photographs of themselves at work using the hashtag #ImInWorkJeremy. |
It comes after Mr Hunt said he was prepared to impose seven-day working on hospital consultants in England. | It comes after Mr Hunt said he was prepared to impose seven-day working on hospital consultants in England. |
Mr Hunt said a "Monday to Friday culture" in parts of the NHS was having "tragic consequences", with 6,000 people dying each year because of weekend restrictions. | Mr Hunt said a "Monday to Friday culture" in parts of the NHS was having "tragic consequences", with 6,000 people dying each year because of weekend restrictions. |
"The problem dates back to 2003 when the then government gave consultants the right to opt out of working at weekends - that's a right that nurses don't have, midwives don't have, paramedics, ambulance drivers and so on don't have," he said. | "The problem dates back to 2003 when the then government gave consultants the right to opt out of working at weekends - that's a right that nurses don't have, midwives don't have, paramedics, ambulance drivers and so on don't have," he said. |
Dr Mark Porter, from the British Medical Association, said the union supported more seven-day working. However, he accused Mr Hunt of being "too simplistic". | Dr Mark Porter, from the British Medical Association, said the union supported more seven-day working. However, he accused Mr Hunt of being "too simplistic". |
And now NHS workers have attempted to deliver their own message to Mr Hunt. | And now NHS workers have attempted to deliver their own message to Mr Hunt. |
Among them was Clovis Rau, a junior doctor, who tweeted he had been in work on Friday night - and "all of this week". | Among them was Clovis Rau, a junior doctor, who tweeted he had been in work on Friday night - and "all of this week". |
Mr Rau also referenced previous comments by Mr Hunt in 2013 when he warned that "coasting" within the NHS can kill. | Mr Rau also referenced previous comments by Mr Hunt in 2013 when he warned that "coasting" within the NHS can kill. |
Rod Hammett tweeted that he was in the middle of an 80-hour shift and still smiling. | |
Sebastian Nixon, another NHS worker, tweeted that he was also working on Saturday - in what he said was his sixth shift of the week. | Sebastian Nixon, another NHS worker, tweeted that he was also working on Saturday - in what he said was his sixth shift of the week. |
Anna Farmer also posted a picture of her NHS photo card on Twitter, asking: "What day is it again?" | Anna Farmer also posted a picture of her NHS photo card on Twitter, asking: "What day is it again?" |
Trainee doctor Faisal tweeted a photograph of himself on Saturday morning, saying he was in work with two consultants. | Trainee doctor Faisal tweeted a photograph of himself on Saturday morning, saying he was in work with two consultants. |
Rachel Clark took a slightly different stance. She tweeted a picture of her five-week-old child along with a handwritten note saying: "My daddy, a registrar, is in work Jeremy. I miss time with him." | Rachel Clark took a slightly different stance. She tweeted a picture of her five-week-old child along with a handwritten note saying: "My daddy, a registrar, is in work Jeremy. I miss time with him." |