Accommodation campaign – summary of press coverage
Below is a summary of some of the regional and national press coverage received for the BMA accommodation campaign.
NHS: Junior doctors hit by rent charge
The Guardian – Wed, 09 Jul 2008: BMA mention (quote by Ian Noble)
The government has surreptitiously imposed a 20% pay cut on newly qualified junior doctors in England by ordering NHS trusts to charge for hospital accommodation that used to be free, the British Medical Association disclosed yesterday.
Junior doctors facing 20 per cent pay cut after government starts charging for hospital accommodation
Daily Mail – Wed, 09 Jul 2008: BMA mention (quote by Ian Noble)
Profiteering: The BMA has accused hospital trusts of 'ripping-off' junior doctors Junior doctors face a 20 per cent pay cut after losing their free lodging at hospitals, it is claimed.
Novice doctors lose right to free lodgings
The Times – Tue, 08 Jul 2008: BMA mention (quote by Ian Noble)
Hospitals are preparing to take millions of pounds from the pockets of newly qualified doctors, most of whom are still laden with debts from medical school.
Hospital trusts ripping off junior doctors by charging for accommodation
Daily Telegraph – Tue, 08 Jul 2008: BMA mention (quote by Ian Noble)
Hospital trusts have been accused of 'ripping off' junior doctors already laden with debt, by charging them thousands of pounds for accommodation which has traditionally been free.
Junior doctors protest over renting rooms
Evening Standard – Mon, 16 Jun 2008: BMA mention
Hundreds of medical students were protesting outside London hospitals today over the scrapping of free accommodation for young doctors. Students from St George's University, UCL and Guy's, King's and St Thomas' said they will be £5,000 worse off because of the Government's decision to make them pay for hospital rooms.
Summary of regional coverage
Northern Echo, Western Mail (Wales), Liverpool Daily Post, Exeter Express & Echo, Plymouth Herald, The Sentinel (North Staffs), Sheffield Telegraph, Sheffield Star, South Wales Echo, Daily Post (Wales), Glasgow Evening Times, The Herald (Scotland), The Journal (Newcastle), The Evening Chronicle (North East), Bristol Evening Post, The Camden New Journal, The Ham & High (London) and The Metro (North, South and East).
Broadcast
BMA reps took part in interviews on BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Radio Devon, BBC Radio Merseyside, Metro Radio (Newcastle), BBC Look North (TV), BBC North East and Cumbria (TV), BBC Radio Cymru, BBC Radio Wales, ITV Wales (TV), Bridge FM, STV Scotland, BBC Radio Sheffield, Real Radio, BBC Radio South West, Original Radio and GWR Radio.
Dates/details of regional coverage
Thursday, 22 May
Exeter Express & Echo: City students protest over end to free accommodation
Plymouth Herald: City medical students in digs
Friday, 23 May
PA: Doctors in accommodation protest
Exeter Express & Echo: End to free home scheme sparks a protest by medics
Tuesday 27 May
South Wales Echo: Doctors protest over ‘appalling’ decision to axe free housing
Daily Post (North Wales): Junior doctors furious over 20% ‘pay cut’
Western Mail: Junior doctors protest over the end of free housing
Glasgow Evening Times: Junior doctors plan protest over 4k salary blow
The Herald (Scotland)
Wednesday 28 May
BBC Online: Doctors protest at lost allowance
Western Mail: Medical students in protest
Bristol Evening Post
Liverpool Daily Post: Doctors protest at 20% pay cut
South Wales Echo: Medical Students protest
South Wales Echo: Junior doctors protest at plans to charge for hospital accommodation
(Below – all Newcastle)
The Journal: Local Protest by medical students
Northern Echo
The Evening Chronicle
Saturday, 31 May
Sheffield Star
Sheffield Telegraph: Medical students protest over accommodation axe
The Sentinel (North Staffs): Student doctors in rent protest
Broadcast coverage
Tuesday, 13 May
Gordon Lehany, Scottish Junior Doctors Committee - BBC Radio Scotland 'Good Morning Scotland'
Thursday 22 May
Tim Griffiths, MSC representative Peninsula - BBC Radio Devon
Andrew Collier, MSC representative, Liverpool/Member MSC Executive - BBC Radio Merseyside
Wednesday 28 May
Tom Foley, Chair, MSC Finance subcommittee - Metro Radio; BBC Look North (TV) and BBC North East and Cumbria (TV)
David Samuels, Chair, MSC Welfare subcommittee - BBC Radio Cymru
Elliot King, MSC representative - BBC Radio Wales; ITV Wales (TV), Bridge FM and STV Scotland (Report on Glasgow protests)
Thursday, 29 May
Student accommodation
Charlotte Rudd, ISC Chair, Sheffield - BBC Radio Sheffield and Real Radio
Lucy Joslin, MSC representative, Bristol - BBC Radio South West; Original Radio and GWR Radio