Dr Jack Fletcher

"We have always been clear that no strikes needed to go ahead if we received an offer appropriate to put to our members."

"We have always been clear that no strikes needed to go ahead if we received an offer appropriate to put to our members."

"We have always been clear that no strikes needed to go ahead if we received an offer appropriate to put to our members."

"This should not have been left to the last moment, but we hold up our end of the bargain when the Government shifts its position."

"All we have asked for is a fair offer that secures enough jobs to tackle the madness of doctor unemployment and take steps to address the erosion of our pay."

"All we have asked for is a fair offer that secures enough jobs to tackle the madness of doctor unemployment and take steps to address the erosion of our pay."

"We have always been clear that no strikes needed to go ahead if we received an offer appropriate to put to our members."

"These strikes did not need to happen."

"It is genuinely disheartening to be at this point after what had been constructive talks up until a few weeks ago when the government moved the goalposts."

""I was genuinely very sorry about disruption to patient care...""

"These strikes were entirely avoidable. If we keep treating doctors as an inconvenience rather than an asset, we will end up with an NHS that simply doesn’t have enough doctors."