Pay is only one part of the story behind the doctors' strikes, writes Dr Holly Tarn . We have been calling for integrated social care, preventative medicine and better public health planning for years, and it’s time for Wes Streeting to implement them A t the dawn of the first of five strike days, junior doctors stood at the picket lines in bright orange coats – flames of protest flickering against a dispute grown cold. One placard captured the sentiment: “Why is my assistant paid more than me?