JK Rowling defends NHS junior doctors' strike on Twitter

JK Rowling has shown her support for junior doctors on social media, saying they should not be accused of 'greed'.

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JK Rowling has defended striking junior doctors on Twitter. Picture: APJK Rowling has defended striking junior doctors on Twitter. Picture: AP
JK Rowling has defended striking junior doctors on Twitter. Picture: AP

The author, who is married to a doctor, took to Twitter to say she is backing the strike.

She said: “Doctors who have been loyal 2 the NHS for years rather than chase £ abroad don’t deserve to be accused of greed.”

In another tweet, she said: “Every doctor I know fears making a mistake above all else. This contract spreads the same resources more thinly.”

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