Truly dreadful interview style - Katie Razzall should be ashamed. Constant interruptions, not allowing Johann Malawana to properly air the real concerns of the NHS staff who are striking, personal attacks on a doctor having a life outside of the hospital! "Can you guarantee that no one will die?" What a ridiculous question. When can that ever be guaranteed? I'm not a doctor, and I don't work for the NHS. But I have informed myself about the issues from both sides and can see, plain as day, that Jeremy Hunt is in the wrong. These NHS workers are only striking because there is no option left - Jeremy Hunt is the one putting patient safety at risk by refusing to negotiate on 22 out of 23 points. They are looking long-term at the impact this new contract will have on a far higher number of patients, and have come to the conclusion that, to strike now and give advanced warning of it, may protect far more people in the end. This was nothing close to an objective, balanced interview.
Oh wow, this is absolutely pathetic journalism. This journalist could have come straight from FOX news. Why not actually address the issues at hand, and let your guest actually TALK!? The BBC should really apologise for this if they have any moral decency
Struggling to believe the BBC allowed this to air. Completely biased, aggressive and more interested in some, frankly weak, story that Johann malawanna likes to take photos of happy couples and (God forbid) get paid for it, than core issues such as why doctors, who take an oath to do no harm, feel that this may be the path of least harm in the long term. Hoping the BBC apologises for such shoddy journalism.
"How much free time is a junior doctor allowed to have?" Is that a genuine question? Doctors should be entirely flogged to death, never stop working and push and push. Who the hell is this awful interviewer?
Excellent point well made, junior doctors should all live in the hospital and carry sleeping bags. That way they can take a quick nap every now and then and get back to work. Hobbies and any semblance of a social life are for the weak
This is just awful. How much longer will this NHS, doctors and nurses bashing continue in the press and on the bbc. Soon we will have such a demoralised NHS no doctor or nurse will want to work here!
Katie Razzall's questions are so blatantly biased it's embarrassing. What someone does in their free time is their own concern. Her ridiculous implication is that he has too much free time?? And the loaded question about guaranteeing no deaths - it's absolutely a question with no good answer and she and the editors bloody well know it!
Horrendously unfair interviewing, god forbid a junior doctor should have a life outside of work. Fudamental misunderstanding of the point, and yet another poor show from the bbc
The NHS GPs are on a GO SLOW strike since 23/3/2020-no proper duty of care, no face to face appointments, no reliable diagnosis and no treatment. No notice of the strike has been given to the government so it is an illegal strike..
If it's true that more patients die during weekends due to lack of medical staff, then I wonder whether this relates more to the lack of consultants (which has been my experience), rather than junior doctors - who regularly work weekends anyway, but who are possibly an easier target for Hunt. I agree with the other comments; the interview seems very one sided.
This is terrible. These editors and journalists think they are doing the public a service by digging up the private lives of people they invite for interview and then trying to discredit very serious issues such as the ones Mr. Malawna went along to discuss. They aren't providing a service to the people, they are blatantly manipulating the narrative and failing to illicit the key issues of the dispute for the public to be informed.
Wow - what an utterly biased interview. I am just sick of these media spin from the government. Good luck England, I am joining the horde of junior doctors moving overseas.
Appalling interviewing.....I just despair of the beeb these days. Keunssberg and Humphries have all been bad, while Vine on BBC2 radio was excreble. Simply shameful.
Yes Katie - I can guarantee that nobody will die on December 8th 2015. And with that, it's about time I came out - I'm God. I do exist, and the right religion is actually Jehovah's Witnessissm.
Well every death during these strikes is blood on their hands!! how so many doctors can ok all these strikes is beyond me,shows how much they care for people dosnt it!!,no cover just we going to strike AGAIN ,sack them all now ffs!!!!
Truly dreadful interview style - Katie Razzall should be ashamed. Constant interruptions, not allowing Johann Malawana to properly air the real concerns of the NHS staff who are striking, personal attacks on a doctor having a life outside of the hospital! "Can you guarantee that no one will die?" What a ridiculous question. When can that ever be guaranteed? I'm not a doctor, and I don't work for the NHS. But I have informed myself about the issues from both sides and can see, plain as day, that Jeremy Hunt is in the wrong. These NHS workers are only striking because there is no option left - Jeremy Hunt is the one putting patient safety at risk by refusing to negotiate on 22 out of 23 points. They are looking long-term at the impact this new contract will have on a far higher number of patients, and have come to the conclusion that, to strike now and give advanced warning of it, may protect far more people in the end.
This was nothing close to an objective, balanced interview.
Katie Razzall should be utterly ashamed. So much for the impartial BBC!
Why do they do it? There's no point interrupting if you can't get an answer.
Oh wow, this is absolutely pathetic journalism. This journalist could have come straight from FOX news. Why not actually address the issues at hand, and let your guest actually TALK!? The BBC should really apologise for this if they have any moral decency
Struggling to believe the BBC allowed this to air. Completely biased, aggressive and more interested in some, frankly weak, story that Johann malawanna likes to take photos of happy couples and (God forbid) get paid for it, than core issues such as why doctors, who take an oath to do no harm, feel that this may be the path of least harm in the long term. Hoping the BBC apologises for such shoddy journalism.
Dear god this interviewer is so aggressive.
"How much free time is a junior doctor allowed to have?" Is that a genuine question? Doctors should be entirely flogged to death, never stop working and push and push. Who the hell is this awful interviewer?
Excellent point well made, junior doctors should all live in the hospital and carry sleeping bags. That way they can take a quick nap every now and then and get back to work. Hobbies and any semblance of a social life are for the weak
I'm not impressed with the BBC on this one. What this fella does in his own time is nothing to do with the junior doctors strike.
This interrogation is improper!
This is just awful. How much longer will this NHS, doctors and nurses bashing continue in the press and on the bbc. Soon we will have such a demoralised NHS no doctor or nurse will want to work here!
A personal attack should not be allowed!
Disgraceful interview. Have complained.
'Can you guarantee that no one will die on December the 8th'....is she serious?
Wow this interview is a joke, Katie Razzall should be ashamed of herself.
Katie Razzall's questions are so blatantly biased it's embarrassing. What someone does in their free time is their own concern. Her ridiculous implication is that he has too much free time?? And the loaded question about guaranteeing no deaths - it's absolutely a question with no good answer and she and the editors bloody well know it!
Can you garuntee no one will die? what kind of aquestion is that? The guy is there to represent junior doctors, not to predict who will die when
Horrendously unfair interviewing, god forbid a junior doctor should have a life outside of work. Fudamental misunderstanding of the point, and yet another poor show from the bbc
The NHS GPs are on a GO SLOW strike since 23/3/2020-no proper duty of care, no face to face appointments, no reliable diagnosis and no treatment. No notice of the strike has been given to the government so it is an illegal strike..
Poor journalism. This did not come over as impartial and the interviewer seemed like a caricature.
If it's true that more patients die during weekends due to lack of medical staff, then I wonder whether this relates more to the lack of consultants (which has been my experience), rather than junior doctors - who regularly work weekends anyway, but who are possibly an easier target for Hunt. I agree with the other comments; the interview seems very one sided.
consultants are there and on call. its more that there is no elective work on a weekend.
This is terrible. These editors and journalists think they are doing the public a service by digging up the private lives of people they invite for interview and then trying to discredit very serious issues such as the ones Mr. Malawna went along to discuss. They aren't providing a service to the people, they are blatantly manipulating the narrative and failing to illicit the key issues of the dispute for the public to be informed.
Why was the interviewer so pressing and biased? Bringing in matters outside of the discussion to attack the interviewee personally. Wtf
Wow - what an utterly biased interview. I am just sick of these media spin from the government. Good luck England, I am joining the horde of junior doctors moving overseas.
Appalling interviewing.....I just despair of the beeb these days. Keunssberg and Humphries have all been bad, while Vine on BBC2 radio was excreble. Simply shameful.
Go Slow strike for all NHS general practtioners going on now?
Yes Katie - I can guarantee that nobody will die on December 8th 2015. And with that, it's about time I came out - I'm God. I do exist, and the right religion is actually Jehovah's Witnessissm.
She shouldn't be attacking him personally with his business, what is this interview?
i had a chemo session and the junuor dr tried to put the needle in the wrong vain.
Its all about PAY!!
If you don't want all the money that comes with being a doctor I suggest you do some other less demanding work that pays less well!
Well every death during these strikes is blood on their hands!! how so many doctors can ok all these strikes is beyond me,shows how much they care for people dosnt it!!,no cover just we going to strike AGAIN ,sack them all now ffs!!!!