They received a 28.9% pay rise over 3 years and have received the highest pay rise in the public sector 2 years in a row.

We rely on lots of health service professionals. Some with lower public profiles that are less well understood (but still essential) are seeing their salaries cut through privatisation still. 20% in 15 months, having been largely frozen for 15 years. How are families supposed to survive that?

Also true. But ive worked int he NHS and there are so many competing demands for £... everyone and everything there is struggling.

There are health service professionals who are still having their salaries cut. With payment protection for 15 months before seeing it reduced by 20%, having been mostly frozen for 15 years Of course doctors should have more. So should they. The whole system is messed up, and needs radical reform.