It's a combination of factors. Hunt claims the new contract is safer and fairer but this is simply not the case at all. In order to push forward his ideology of a 'truly seven day NHS' (we already work 24/7) he's essentially making us work more for less by spreading an already depleted workforce even thinly over the 7 days. He misquoted a paper about patient deaths over the weekend and is using that to propagate his agenda. I can honestly tell you that even under current conditions, I have never once left work on time. There are some weeks where I work close to 80 hours. Some night shifts I have worked 13 hours non-stop making life and death decisions, and the new contract seeks to stretch this even further. It is not safe, neither for doctors nor patients.
In countries like New Zealand, Australia and Canada, doctors are treated with a lot more respect and they have more control over their lives. They are not to trampled all over like Hunt is doing. So yes, in a way it is about conditions as well. A lot of my colleagues have already moved even before the imposition was mentioned, and some have quit and I think this will have exacerbated it more. There is a shortage of doctors as it is.
If you think I have an enormous wage packet, I can show you my pay slip. I'm earning £11.45 an hour, which is less than what a manager of Lidl earns. It's a misconception.
Things are so bad at the moment that I would not recommend anyone to do medicine (in England anyway). It just isn't worth it.