00:00 I'm a junior doctor working in obstetrics and gynaecology.
00:03 It's an absolute privilege to do the job that I do,
00:06 but it's also a very tough job.
00:07 And I think we're just here to ask for fair pay,
00:12 for full pay restoration to reflect the skills
00:15 and the challenges that we face in our jobs as doctors.
00:17 Clearly it's not a decision that any doctor will take lightly
00:21 and absolutely on my mind today,
00:23 those patients who've had their clinics
00:26 or their operations cancelled.
00:28 But my hope is that through taking this action,
00:31 we're going to be protecting the NHS.
00:33 And my mind isn't just on the patients
00:36 who are affected this week,
00:37 but the patients who I'm hoping to look after
00:40 in the following kind of weeks and months
00:42 and years of my career.
00:43 What do we want?
00:44 Fair pay!
00:45 When do we want it?
00:46 Now!
00:47 What do we want?
00:48 Fair pay!
00:49 When do we want it?
00:49 Now!
00:50 What do we want?
00:51 Fair pay!
00:52 When do we want it?
00:53 Now!
00:54 What do we want?
00:55 Fair pay!
00:56 When do we want it?
00:57 Now!
00:58 What do we want?
00:59 Fair pay!
01:00 When do we want it?
01:01 Now!
01:02 I'm confident in what's going on in that hospital
01:04 because I know that this is a Christmas Day cover,
01:06 so I know some of my colleagues are working today,
01:09 they're on calls,
01:10 and they've got extra support from other consultants.
01:13 We would not put patients at an excess degree of risk.
01:18 And that evaluation has been made already.
01:21 And we are professional risk evaluators,
01:23 so I'm confident that the patients are safe.
01:29 Obviously, the impact is on waiting lists
01:31 and elective procedures and appointments,
01:34 and so that will increase in the short term.
01:37 But I think if we don't stand up now and take action,
01:42 those lists will increase over time anyway.
01:46 So we're trying to do something that will safeguard them
01:49 in the future and reduce that going forward.
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