The NHS is treating those at the front line, ie Paramedics and EMTs, and those who work on the wards doing patient care and nursing badly, admittedly. But as a medical student and a HCA I feel I need to point out, doctors aren't downright lazy and intent on pushing work on. Yes there are some, but there are also some lazy nurses and HCAs. I have had many a time where the nurse is "on-break" again so I have had to move patients on my own. In the A and E I was in over the summer I noticed that some nurses would insist on breaks some of the doctors wouldn’t have a break all shift (8-4) and still be there gone 5 because they were tied up with patients. Many doctors, including GPs, cannot put down the actual hours they do because they get the time sheets sent back as it is "not possible" (read “out of EWT directive”). Some GPs do have a cosy life, true, but they aren’t the only doctors. As someone who is almost on the outside looking in (I am agency round my studies) I see everyone in the NHS being burnt out and under-paid unless you are lucky to be a consultant and only a consultant! (no teaching/commitees/over non-clinical but still work commitments). Doctors are not all inherently lazy and some might take offence to that comment. Sorry I feel I need to give the other side as doctors are often critised because we earn a lot after 5-6 years at uni and on average 10-15yrs post-grad training!