Life-saving lessons amid industrial action

  Doctors will teach life-saving skills to parents during the two days of industrial action next week. Oxford specialty trainee 2 in infectious diseases Rachel Clarke (pictured right) is appealing for doctors who can provide the training, and to parents’ groups interested in having sessions in their areas. She has made the appeal on Twitter under the #littlelifesavers hashtag. Dr Clarke, who tweets as @doctor_oxford, said her duty as a doctor was to join the industrial action against an unsafe, unfair contract. ‘But as a mother of two young children, as well as a junior doctor, I don’t want my strike days to be in vain.’ Dr Clarke said the sessions would provide basic training in emergencies such as when a child chokes or stops breathing. Every group would include a qualified advanced life support instructor. Junior doctors in England will be taking industrial action from 8am on Wednesday, 9 March to 8am on Friday, 11 March. To help arrange a session near you, use the #littlelifesavers hashtag or get in touch via email
Source: BMA News - Category: UK Health Source Type: news