A doctor has hit out at the system after his request to defer jury service so he can help the overworked NHS service amid the Omicron surge was denied.
Dr Mike Smith, a GP in Knebworth, Hertfordshire, went viral after sharing his outrage at not being able to help the buckling health service amid the Covid crisis.
Taking to Twitter yesterday, he wrote: ‘Just had my request to defer Jury service in January denied.
‘Apparently being a GP in global