Sheffield medic says she would be ‘better off working at Mcdonalds’

Lianne Sellors has worked in McDonalds since she was 16 to fund her medical degree.

Just two weeks ago, thousands of medical students protested outside the houses of parliament, attempting to urge health secretary Jeremy Hunt to change his plans for junior doctors.

Whilst she couldn’t be at the protests due to work, Lianne took to Facebook to express her outrage writing: “Today over 15,000 junior doctors, nurses and other NHS staff will be protesting against Jeremy Hunt’s proposed contract.

“I would love to be with them. However, I’m working. Not on-call like many others, but at McDonalds.

“Having worked here for over 8 years to fund my studies as a student doctor I am hugely angry and disappointed at what lies ahead.

“The new contract is not fair (I’d be better off staying at McDonalds), and it’s NOT SAFE.”

Her post was quick to go viral online.

Protests took place on October 17th in London

Sellors claims that it is not the long hours that worry her, but the mistakes that could be made as a consequence. She told The Tab: “The main thing that worries me about the new contracts is the effect it may have on patient safety.

“Hunt’s contract threatens to remove the safeguards that prevent hospitals from over-working doctors, this may leave us exhausted and in danger of making mistakes that could impact our patients.

“During my time working at McDonalds I have occasionally worked 70 – 90 hours weeks whilst not at University. They have left me emotionally drained and physically exhausted. McDonalds is actually a very tough job, and during times when I have been tired, I have made mistakes.

“So when I say I would be “better off” staying at McDonalds, I mean that I would rather be at risk of putting the wrong sauce on a burger, than putting a patient’s care and safety at risk due to tiredness.”