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| Sir Bruce Keogh has been accused of 'scaremongering' by junior doctors |
AN NHS boss has sparked fury after asking junior doctors to confirm they would be ready in the event of a terror attack.
Sir Bruce Keogh has been accused of "scaremongering" by the group, who voted for the strike by a majority of 98 per cent.
The high-ranking surgeon published his request to the British Medical Association (BMA) shortly after the ballot results were released.
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| Junior doctors have voted in favour of strike action |
He asked if the junior doctors would be able to respond "within one hour of a major incident being declared".
But the General Medical Association insisted "the entire profession" would "respond immediately" in such an event.
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| Junior doctors have said they will be ready to help in the event of a terror attack |
Doctor Ben Molyneux, a former chair of the BMA junior doctor committee slammed Sir Bruce for his "overt political spin".
He added: "In the unlikely event of a terror attack junior doctors would of course come in."
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| Junior doctors say proposed changes to their contracts would put patients in danger |
Professor Terence Stephenson, chair of the General Medical Council backed the claims made by Doctor Molyneux.
He said: "Of course in the event of a major incident, we know and would expect that the entire profession would respond immediately."
A total of 53,000 junior medics finished voting on industrial action at 5pm on Wednesday over proposed changes to their contracts.
They say the changes would leave patients' safety at risk across England.
The BMA is now planning three days of action in December including two full walkouts by Junior Doctors.
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