02/12/2025

Correction: This episode includes an interview with the chair of the BMA Tom Dolphin about the new round of resident doctor strikes in the run up to Christmas. Dr Dolphin said that “talking about Christmas is a cynical ploy by the employer side”.

Nick asks Dr Dolphin about criticism of the timing of the strikes and suggests he used the word “sentimental” about the desire to spend Christmas with loved ones. This is not right. Dr Dolphin had in fact told our producer before coming on air that NHS Providers’ argument about patients “spending Christmas with their loved ones” was an emotional argument - a word he uses in the interview - rather than a clinical one. We apologise to Dr Dolphin for misquoting him.