r/JuniorDoctorsUK is a subreddit with 54k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and news, and the community frequently discusses struggling, nhs, strike, pay, and struggle, and they frequently recommend/review work clothes, stethoscope, and dictation software.
** This subreddit is now closed to new submissions - our new home is /r/doctorsUK **
A community for UK-based doctors to chat about their experiences, share articles and hang out.
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Popular Themes in r/JuniorDoctorsUK
#1
Pain & Anger
: ""No amount of strikes will change our decision""
21 posts
#2
News
: "Call for NHS role clarity after misdiagnosis death - BBC News"
4 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "Not received your ballot? I can help"
3 posts
#4
Ideas
: "How to make the BMA GP arm as militant as the Junior doctors"
2 posts
#5
Opportunities
: "Job Opening at https://apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/roles/6201"
1 post
#6
Self-Promotion
: "So proud of our union and it’s newly formed spine"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/JuniorDoctorsUK
#1
Struggling
51 posts
#2
Nhs
: "Almost £700 just to park at work this year. So done with the Nhs, it cannot collapse soon enough."
40 posts
#3
Strike
: ""No amount of Strikes will change our decision""
36 posts
#4
Pay
: "BMA Dr Arjan Singh on Physician Assistants 🔥... “If the government can triple the number of our assistants (PAs) who haven’t gone to medical school and have a fraction of our knowledge yet earn in excess of £10k more than us they can obviously Pay us”"
23 posts
#5
Struggle
18 posts
#6
Government
: "Huge Government setback in court"
16 posts
#7
Doctor
: "Shoutout to whoever’s behind the “ask for a Doctor” campaign on Twitter."
16 posts
#8
Training
: "Costs of Training a doctor"
15 posts
#9
Doctors
: "Doctors starting position is ‘so unreasonable’ says minister"
15 posts
#10
Annoying
13 posts
Products Discussed in r/JuniorDoctorsUK
Work Clothes
15 reviews
#1
H&M
4.0★ from 3 reviews
#2
Scrubs
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Tesco
4.0★ from 2 reviews
Stethoscope
7 reviews
#1
Littmann
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Welch Allyn
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Littmann Master Cardiology
5.0★ from 1 review
Dictation Software
3 reviews
#1
Dragon NaturallySpeaking
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
iPhone
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Google Keyboard
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/JuniorDoctorsUK
#1
Pay & Conditions
: "President of Australian Medical Association vs Rishi"
88 posts
#2
Career
: "Arjan responds to 6% offer on Newsnight - “they are severely underestimating our resolve”... “we are acutely aware that this is our final chance to save our profession, it’s now or never, this is the last chance saloon” 🔥🔥🔥"
21 posts
#3
Serious
: "The Hospital Matron Whipped Me With a Ruler"
19 posts
#4
Clinical
: "Goodnight, sweet junior prince"
15 posts
#5
Meme
: "Approach, be calm, contain, decapitate, eviscerate"
13 posts
#6
Article
: "Good coverage of consultant strike"
10 posts
#7
Just for Fun!
: "This is very apt"
10 posts
#8
Community Project
: "I am once again asking for your support"
6 posts
#9
NSFW
: "Virtue signalling consultant undermining the consultant strike"
5 posts
#10
Foundation
: "“Grown up” doctors"
4 posts
Member Growth in r/JuniorDoctorsUK
Yearly
+2k members(4.8%)
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Last updated: June 28, 2026