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On shift with a junior doctor

A junior doctor has kept a diary of her night shift to give an insight into her typical working day.

Reena Aggarwal is a Specialist Registrar in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Whittington Hospital in London and said "98% of my job is really joyful [...] but we see the really sad things as well".

She said "on some nights we don't really stop at all" and sometimes "people might not get a break."

Junior doctors are striking in a dispute over a new contract. NHS England says the 48-hour strike will put significantly more pressure on the NHS.

This clip is originally from 5 live Breakfast on Wednesday, 9 March 2016.

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