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Richard Appleby
@RNAppleby
Daddy, Gastroenterologist, IBD specialist, bowel cancer screening colonoscopist, clinical information officer, veteran, cares about everyone and everything
Jul 19, 2023 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
I am a NHS consultant. I am financially comfortable, in a job I love, so why am I striking tomorrow?

Answer: Because the next generation will not be able to live off what I do today. The juniors that will become these consultants know this and are leaving already.

Why? 🧵 👇 I qualified from med school 18 years ago, but if I qualified today, I would have 3x more debt (>£100k) at a higher interest rate and during my junior doctor career (at least 8 years, for me it was 13!) I would earn 30-40% less under the current contracts 2/n