David Oliver: Junior doctors' working conditions are an urgent priority.

A health service is nothing without its clinical workforce. The biggest existential threat to the NHS is a failure to retain existing clinicians or attract enough new ones. This damages morale, burns out those who stay, and compromises care quality.1 For junior doctors, the workforce crisis is becoming critical. We must act now to tackle it or reap the consequences for years. The length of training means that there’s no reserve of ready replacements. Juniors are a precious human resource that we shouldn’t casually alienate or squander. Their intellect, skills, and UK training are eminently exportable—right out of the NHS. Fewer trainees today means fewer GPs or consultants tomorrow, and we are already failing to fill many consultant …