Orthopaedic SpR based in Severn
London
Joined July 2010
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Richard Donovan retweeted
The first two aims of the doctors pay review body when founded are they helping avoiding strikes and avoiding government suppression of pay? 1/2
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While it's sometimes claimed that PAs and AAs are trained according to a 'medical model', in a new statement the @BMA_Academics argue this terminology is outdated and misleading.
Full statement: bma.org.uk/news-and-opinion/…
Richard Donovan retweeted
We have published a report compiling the shocking testimonies of doctors who have witnessed unsafe practice by PAs and AAs. Patients are being let down by the repeated failures of NHS leaders to keep them safe.
Read the full report here: bma.org.uk/media/p13leadh/20…
ALT Front cover of a BMA report, titled: "BMA Reporting Portal Submissions. Physician Associated and Anaesthesia Associates."
ALT Introduction to the report, by Professor Phil Banfield.
Richard Donovan retweeted
This Government has acknowledged there is a safety issue with the employment of PAs, now the NHS must tell us how they intend to keep patients safe during this review.
“You do not fly a plane under safety review; you ground it.” @DrPhilBanfield
theguardian.com/society/2024…
Richard Donovan retweeted
I spoke to doctors working across Merseyside about their growing concerns at how the NHS is using physician associates 👇
liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liv…
Richard Donovan retweeted
Our letter published in the @thetimes today led by @martinmckee and 30 other signatories including @TYoungstein @djnicholl @DrAsifQasim @parthaskar @trishgreenhalgh @parthaskar @doctor_oxford @drmattuk @nolanjimradial @ShrillaB @DrOKaneAgain @kidneydoc101 etc
We must pause this experiment. Patients are being placed at risk with several deaths now that could have been avoided .
Pause mass expansion of physician associate role, say doctors
thetimes.com/article/61de922…
Richard Donovan retweeted
This is an excellent way to put pressure on @gmcuk to release the data on the PUBLIC consultation of PAs.
It takes 20 seconds to fill in and sends an email to the gmc automatically.
If the unfettered expansion of PAs in the NHS concerns you, please send the GMC this email.
The GMC don't want the world to see the responses to the public consultation on PA/AA regulation.
Let's release it for them.
Request your data by SAR and share en masse.
gmc-sar.replit.app/
#PAProject #ReleaseTheData
@PeterStefanovi2 @carolvorders @doctor_oxford
Richard Donovan retweeted
Hi there, if you're a BMA member you can request one of our new 'resident doctor' lanyards here: r1.dotdigital-pages.com/p/7I…
Richard Donovan retweeted
Reject it — it's derisory. Downright insulting.
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Richard Donovan retweeted
Today we launch legal action against
@gmcuk over its decision to apply good medical practice equally to PAs & AAs, & the use of “medical professionals” to describe these professions
PAs/AAs are not doctors – blurring the lines can have tragic consequences bma.org.uk/bma-media-centre/…
Richard Donovan retweeted
"If others won't lead, we will."
Today @DrPhilBanfield announced we are launching legal action against the GMC, over MAPs and the use of the term ‘medical professionals’.
Here's why ⬇️📣 #ARM2024
Richard Donovan retweeted
Update on our legal case - We have raised just over £60,000. Our solicitor and barrister are hard at work. We have arranged a conference with them during the first week of July and we will be able to report after that on our next steps.
anaesthetistsunited.com/prog…
Richard Donovan retweeted
BREAKING/
This is a scandalous moment in UK medicine.
Over 80 Fellows of @RCPhysicians have just declared their lack of confidence in the College.
Why?
Because they believe its stance on physician associates (PAs) is recklessly failing patients.
Pls read - this matters. 🧵
Richard Donovan retweeted
NHS waiting lists are higher now than they were when Rishi Sunak became Prime Minister.
ALT Edited image of Rishi Sunak holding a card saying 'Would I lie to you' as though appearing on the programme with text saying 'I've got NHS waiting lists down' and then a second edited image of him with the word lie behind him
Richard Donovan retweeted
🚨PLEASE READ🚨: Earlier today, a video recording of a @gmcuk seminar ("Frontline perspectives on integrating PAs and AAs into multidisciplinary teams") was shared onto Reddit. With @AnaesUnited cooking something big, a more strategic time to share the video was planned. (1/15)
Richard Donovan retweeted
government national service advert just dropped
#nationalservice #tories
Richard Donovan retweeted
Thoughts on the physician associate question ahead of tomorrow’s @RCPhysicians council meeting, to approve concrete measures that deliver the policy positions determined by overwhelming vote after the College EGM in March. bmj.com/content/384/bmj.q670 🧵/n
