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Just Health issues further legal challenge over junior doctor row
A second legal challenge has been submitted by NHS staff campaign Just Health over the government’s decision to impose a new contract on junior doctors in England.
Just Health started the proceedings after raising £100,000 in four days through a crowdfunding website and follows separate legal action by the British Medical Association (BMA) seeking a judicial review. Just Health alleges that the government’s decision to impose the contract, affecting around 45,000 medics, did not allow for adequate consultation.
Dr Marie-Estella McVeigh of Just Health said: "We feel this contract imposition has been rushed through without appropriate consideration and due process.
"There is no evidence that it will deliver a safer system or better quality care for our patients; it will instead exacerbate the staffing crisis we are already struggling with across the NHS."
The Department of Health said it was waiting to examine the details of the challenge before making a comment.
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