Junior Doctor Says ‘Screw You Jeremy Hunt’ In Furious Facebook Post
A junior doctor has launched a blistering attack on the Health Secretary, saying “screw you Jeremy Hunt” in a Facebook post which has since gone viral.
Rich Bowman said “all we do is for our patients, how dare you try and turn them against us” in the passionate post, which has been shared more than 33,000 times.
The Birmingham-based medic expressed anger at the Health Secretary’s bid to impose a new contract on thousands of junior doctors in England.
He said: “Last night I was the sole doctor on site caring for over 100 patients who were acutely unwell with complications from their cancer.
” Some couldn’t breathe, some were fighting overwhelming infections with literally no immune system, one had bleeding in their head, one had a blockage in their bowels.
“If I made a mistake because I was tired, any one of these patients could’ve died.
"Every cancer patient in the south Birmingham region has a direct line to call for advice or help. 11 new unwell patients arrived and I assessed and treated them too.
"There was not a single manager in the whole hospital. Last night, I ran the oncology service for the whole south Birmingham region from inside the biggest teaching hospital in Europe.
"Apparently I have no transferable skills to find a different job.”
Making his point: The junior doctor’s Facebook post has been shared more than 33,000 times (Rich Bowman/Facebook)
Mr Bowman, 27, said he works 60 hours a week but is paid for 48 and earns £18 per hour.
“Apparently I lack vocation, I’m overpaid and I need to work harder,” he said.
“Screw you Jeremy Hunt. We never asked for thanks. All we do is for our patients, how dare you try and turn them against us. All of this is your government’s fault. Well you’ve picked a fight with the wrong crowd.
"Go on, announce imposition, and just see what the most resilient, driven, passionate, intelligent group of people in Britain do next. Bring it on.”
Top image: Rich Bowman/Facebook
