LONDON — J.K. Rowling has tweeted her full support to junior doctors who have begun an all-out strike in England for the first time in the history of the NHS, the country's publicly funded healthcare system.

In response to an Scottish politics reporter who accused doctors of hypocrisy over the dispute, the Harry Potter writer tweeted:

Doctors who have been loyal 2 the NHS for years rather than chase £ abroad don't deserve to be accused of greed. https://t.co/E9oLRyqiaI — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) April 26, 2016

Every doctor I know fears making a mistake above all else. This contract spreads the same resources more thinly. https://t.co/E9oLRyqiaI — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) April 26, 2016

Thousands of junior doctors in England are taking part in the all-out strike protesting terms of a new contract with the government.

The dispute is centred on weekend pay and Saturday work rules.

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