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The scandals of covid-19
Political reverence towards the NHS is a smokescreen
BMJ 2020; 369 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m1914 (Published 15 May 2020) Cite this as: BMJ 2020;369:m1914
- Mark Prince, specialist trainee year 6 in anaesthesia
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, Sheffield S5 7AU, UK
- markprince571{at}gmail.com
It is the nature of politics to be fickle.1 Branded unprofessional and lacking vocation four years ago by the then health secretary, junior doctors are now exalted, along with our consultant and nursing colleagues, as NHS heroes. Furthermore, we are now showered with an assortment of additional benefits, ranging from priority supermarket access to free car breakdown cover.
It is easy to argue that, as frontline NHS workers, we deserve any recognition that …
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