Strike Votes, Free Memberships and a Golden Buzzer: The NHS Talent Show Nobody Asked For

When the BMA turns junior doctors into reality TV voters, even Simon Cowell would call it too tacky — and patients get to pay the price in cancelled appointments and longer waits.

A few years ago, I promised myself I’d never again get sucked into the sticky quagmire of doctors, strikes and pay rows. I was wrong. Like a middle-aged dad dragged onto Britain’s Got Talent to dance with a broom, here I am, feet shuffling, dignity lost and absolutely nobody clapping.

It all started last Tuesday, over tea and a Hobnob that disintegrated …