‘Ridiculous’: Dr forced to work two jobs

News.com.au - 18/04
A Sydney doctor has revealed he was forced to work two jobs to pay the bills as his colleagues bemoan being the busiest but worst paid in the country.

A Sydney doctor has revealed he was forced to work two jobs to pay the bills as his colleagues bemoan being the busiest but worst paid in the country.

More than 3500 doctors took part in a three-day strike across the state last week, in what the Australian Salaried Medical Officers’ Federation (ASMOF) vowed was “just the beginning”.

“We haven’t reached a deal, but what we’ve built this week is a movement,” ASMOF president Dr Nicholas Spooner said last week.

“Thousands of doctors are standing together and saying the health system is not safe, and it must be fixed.”

The state government has offered a 10.5 per cent rise over three years, which has been rejected by a union campaigning for 30 per cent rise to match other states.

Dr Andrew Sarson. Picture: Supplied
ASMOF president Dr Nicholas Spooner. Picture: Instagram...
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