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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."