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Junior doctor and former Miss England claims she cannot afford to strike

Junior doctor and former Miss England claims she cannot afford to strike.

Miss England 2019 winner Dr. Bhasha Mukherjee, 27, is currently employed in an A&E department for kids.

She would miss up to four days of income if she joined NHS coworkers on the picket line, thus she is unable to do so.

‘I fully support the strike movement, I voted to strike, and at heart I am striking,’ said Bhasha, a nurse at a hospital in North West London.

But this represents four days’ pay and four days’ worth of sick or compassionate leave.

‘The whole point of this strike is for better pay and a lot of us are struggling.

‘I know of at least one other person who cannot afford to strike. We have to foot our bills every month.

**MADATORY CREDIT - Ziad Altaf / Miss England / SWNS** Miss England, Dr Bhasha Mukherjee. See SWNS story SWMDbeauty. Miss England contestants are seeking to empower women and boost their confidence by posting photos of themselves not wearing cosmetics. Images show some of the 34 finalists, who have progressed through virtual regional heats, posing ?bare faced?. Organisers said they will see how the aspiring beauty queens look without foundation or social media filters. Competitors have hailed a progressive initiative in keeping with the reality of lockdown where makeup sales have plunged. This year?s no makeup round of the beauty pageant will coincide with International Women?s Day on March 8. NHS doctor Bhasha Mukherjee, who has been Miss England for two years running, said: ?Women and men, frontliners, including myself, have had to hide behind layers of PPE, across the world, everyone has had to don a face covering so make up has gone out of the window.?
She was crowned Miss England in 2019 (Picture: Ziad Altaf/Miss England/SWNS)

‘It’s a wiser financial decision to go to work and get the wages rather than wait for a potential wage increase.’

She also described how staff absence can have a ‘massive impact’ on the team.

‘I know the massive impact it has on the team when one staff has a day off work,’ she explained.

‘Not having enough doctors on the scene and how that impacts patient care. It’s always helpful to have more hands on board.’

Bhasha also revealed she withdrew her membership from the British Medical Association (BMA) after a run in with union members which left her feeling unwelcome.

She said was ‘ostracised’ when she did not join her colleagues, but was quickly invited back in when they found out she was media trained as a beauty queen.

Bhasha, of Derby, added: ‘My experience of the picket line was almost “you can’t sit with us”. After I spoke to members of the press they asked why they wanted to speak with me.

‘They were asking probing questions after I revealed I had media training and done interviews previously.

‘They said something like call me or contact me, we could do someone like you in the BMA and join us at the picket line.

‘I guess it made me feel that I wasn’t part of the movement.’

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