Doctor / O&G trainee, fetal med,leadership and #MedED| #PayRestoration
London, England
Joined June 2009
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So #throwback to my year 13 parents evening where 3 @lodgeparkacad teachers told my parents I was aiming too high in wanting to study medicine. It may have taken me slightly longer but I’ve only gone and bloody done it! Dr Corey will see you now 😭🎉👨🏼⚕️@StGeorgesUni
It’s taken me 15 minutes and 2 attempts so far to access a patients chest x-ray…. I’m a calm person until it comes to NHS computer systems. 🫠
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Common sense has left the room. We’re pouring taxpayer money into an unproven experiment at higher cost, when we could simply train more doctors, fix bottlenecks, and pay them properly. Patients don’t need a cosplay doctor. They need a qualified one.
1/ Now the embargo has lifted, I’ve had time to read the @lengreview in full. While some celebrate minor cosmetic wins, I see the formal entrenchment of a parallel, underqualified medical workforce — built without medical training.
@wesstreeting isn’t defending “other” NHS staff he just doesn’t like workers getting organised. All NHS staff deserve better pay and conditions. This isn’t a race to the bottom.
Also worth noting: you cited average earnings, which include overtime and extra hours not basic pay.
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Wes should stop telling the public what they think and start negotiating with our union. We only need to strike because we trusted his offer last year in good faith. Never again. Union power works and the public should be asking what they could win too.
After a 28.9% pay rise thanks to a Labour government, patients and the public will be dismayed that the BMA is choosing to strike - and so am I.
I have written to the BMA today reaffirming our preference to work together to improve their working lives and rebuild our NHS.
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This is terrifying if true…
UPDATE: Anonymous message from @LancsHospitals staff member
The physician associate had a twice weekly elective c-section list with an O&G consultant
"They started just assisting but quickly moved onto doing the sections with the consultant supervising"
Unbelievable if true 🤯
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The current pay offer covers just a small part of the big pay gap for doctors. While it's progress, we need to push for full pay restoration in the next DDRB review. If that doesn't happen, we should be ready to mobilise and get back to the picket line.
Apparently owning your own home is ‘magical’ I’d argue it’s a basic need… and a social contract which this disastrous conservative governments have destroyed #BattleForNo10
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The biggest threat to patients is a Tory government.
You've had more than enough time to come to the table and find a resolution. It's time to move on and here's hoping the next government can see just how serious we are when we say Doctors are done with our pay erosion.
I give you my word: If the @Conservatives are elected back into Gov, we would immediately re-enter mediated talks with the BMA Junior Doctors Committee to find a solution.
If this strike goes ahead it will harm patients.
The BMA must now call it off.
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Readers added context they thought people might want to know
In January 2024, Victoria Atkins stated to the HoC that she would get round the table with the BMA JD committee in 20 minutes.
Unfortunately, talks did not resume for months despite the above assurances and here we are with a further assurance.
hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2024-01-…
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Asking medical students to do something that adds no value to their education, for FREE is exploitative. It’s not their responsibility to bolster a service that does not properly fund cyber security.
🚨 NEW: Medical students have been drafted onto wards in the wake of the NHS cyber attack. They will work as floor walkers, hand delivering blood tests to and from the crippled pathology labs. Bosses at @GSTTnhs say disruption will last "at least 2 weeks" 1/2
Nigel Farage should have been stopped and searched before he made it into the studio, would have saved us from having to listen to his racist rants that we couldn’t care less about #BBCDebate
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Unfortunately a snake oil salesman the British media love giving air time too 🤯 #BBCDebate
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Bent down to pick up a sock, felt my back pop followed by pain 😅 just before a run of nights. Is this what 30 is going bring? 🥹
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Just wrapped up the toughest 2 weeks of my career (so far) on CCU/on call. Immensely grateful for our stellar nursing team's support—and their kind words in our newsletter were a heartwarming boost. Just shows, a little positive feedback can make a big difference.
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