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.@Jacob_Rees_Mogg insult about Dr David Nicholl is disgraceful. @djnicholl has courage and experience to speak the truth about the disaster of a no-deal Brexit. He should be praised not attacked nitter.app/peterwalker99/status/1…
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We see that @SteveBarclay has told @BBCR4today programme he is meeting with doctors later today.
Actually he cancelled the 9am meeting we agreed so he could do media, and a further meeting is not yet agreed.
Hopefully it will be soon.
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Many of our members are deeply concerned about the risks of a second-spike in COVID-19 cases. That's why we're clear that until case numbers are much lower, we should not consider reopening schools - good to see our concerns making front page news today
Guardian front page, Saturday 16 May 2020: Reopening schools on 1 June is too dangerous, say doctors
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In response to the misleading figures used in the tweet below from @DHSCgovuk 👇 BMA Council Chair @DrPhilBanfield has today written to the Cabinet Secretary to request a formal investigation to see if it has broken civil service code.
ALT Letter to cabinet secretary from Professor Phil Banfield dated 14 April 2023 - requesting a formal investigation into a tweet from DHSC
The BMA has demanded a 35% pay rise for junior doctors.
Here's their current average pay rates at different levels.
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ALT Junior Doctor’s mean earnings Foundation year 1 doctors: over £37,000 Foundation year 2 doctors: over £43,300 Junior Doctors in core training: £55,900 Speciality registrars: over £62,900 Source: NHS England Earnings Statistics, average earnings per person in the 12-months to December 2022 NHS Trusts and Core Organisations in England. Includes additional earnings on top of basic pay, including pay for additional hours and shift work.
Community note
The industrial dispute with Junior Doctors is over basic pay and these figures do not represent basic pay. It includes additional earnings on top of basic earnings, including pay for additional hours and compulsory shift work.
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You have totally misunderstood and this post is wrong. Please delete and/or correct your mistake.
Tom (a consultant) covered for junior doctors who were on strike at the time. [1/2]
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We’ve written to @NEUnion to offer our support to teachers and education professionals who are urging caution over plans to reopen schools before there is clear evidence to support the safety of such a move.
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We are hearing reports of a shocking lack of PPE supplies across trusts in England today. The Government must address dwindling PPE supplies immediately - PPE should not be being rationed due to a lack of supply. 1/3
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"Are you prepared to sit down with the BMA?”
“Of course we are, we’ve tried multiple times”
@RishiSunak falsely claiming to have tried to negotiate with us when in reality we've now asked in 10 separate letters to meet with Govt to discuss pay and every request has been rebuffed.
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The PM says consultants and SAS doctors have settled their pay disputes. This is incorrect.
We’ve put the Government’s offer to our members and they’ll now decide. We’re deeply disappointed the Government hasn’t made a credible offer we can also put to junior doctors.
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Apparently the door is always open yet we’re still waiting for @SteveBarclay to speak with us……
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We have revoked the derogation granted to Weston General Hospital. It has become apparent that both the BMA and NHS England were misled over the level of staffing cover. Either local management were unaware they had sufficient senior cover, or they deliberately misled us.
As part of the junior doctors strike action, we have agreed to a derogation today (Tues 11 April) and tomorrow (Weds 12 April) to cover the Emergency Department and acute medicine at Weston General Hospital. 1/3
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"It is vital that the UK stands up for human rights and medical neutrality during this crucial period if, for no other reason, than it is the right thing to do." @DrPhilBanfield & @DrLatifaPatel have written to Govt requesting urgent support to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
ALT A letter from Phil Banfield and Latifa Patel to the Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs dated 12 January 2024 regarding the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
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We are shocked and saddened to hear that Prof Kailash Chand OBE FRCGP has passed away.
Vice President, former deputy council chair, GPC member and staunch defender of the NHS, his was a life of service to his patients and fellow doctors and all at the BMA will miss him deeply.
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Rishi Sunak said today at #PMQs that rising NHS waiting lists is down to industrial action.
Well how about the last 13 years of rising waiting lists?
ALT graph depicting the rise in the number of people on NHS waiting lists for consultant-led elective care from august 2007 to May 2023. The graph shows there has been a consistent rise from 2008 and way before the start of industrial action by the BMA at the end of 2022.
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BMA Council has today voted to oppose the Health and Care Bill ahead of its second reading, on the grounds of ‘significant risks’ to the NHS. It is particularly unwise to implement wholesale reform like this while we are still tackling #COVID19 and resulting backlog of care 1/3
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This morning’s @NickTriggle piece for the BBC contains a number of misleading claims about the BMA’s upcoming industrial action.
First and foremost, we are not “demanding the biggest pay rise”—we’re demanding that our members’ pay be restored to what it should be.
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Full page in @guardian today. Let’s spread the word about #PayRestoration for Junior Doctors
#DayTwo #JuniorDoctorsStrike
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The PM's lockdown roadmap is too fast, too confusing and too risky. We need to see clear plans and be confident that the shortcomings of the past are not repeated - read the full response from our chair of council @CNagpaul bma.org.uk/news-and-opinion/… #BorisSpeech
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We support nurses in their rejection of a derisory pay offer and stand by them in their ongoing campaign for fair pay, upcoming strike action and re-ballot.
Full statement from @DrPhilBanfield bma.org.uk/bma-media-centre/…
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It’s dangerous to blur the lines between doctors and PAs (not doctors/no medical degree).
This kind of practice is illegal and what @gmcuk should protect the public against.
@NHSEngland must rethink the #itsaGPthing campaign entirely.
I’m simply horrified to see @NHSEngland now literally breaking the law in how it misrepresents physician associates & other allied health professional - who are NOT doctors - to the public.
These posters are from the Bradford District & Craven Health & Care Partnership. 1/n
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Very disappointed to see an MP making these completely false and unsubstantiated claims. We hope that he will withdraw his comments and apologise. These kinds of false statements shouldn’t be any part of the debate about how best to protect people @ABridgen
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This is exactly how essential care continues to be provided during strikes. Tom didn’t cross a picket line. He wasn’t supposed to be on strike at the time. Generously, he donated his fee to the strike fund. [2/2]
If you'd like to donate, you can do here: bmastrikefund.raisely.com/
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We've not asked for pay restoration in one go and it's misleading to say the cost of pay restoration would be £3bn – that assumes Junior Doctors pay no tax. In reality the cost to Government would be £1.3bn, less than half of the cost to the NHS of the strikes to date.
My response to letter from @TheBMA Junior Doctors Committee 👇
These planned strikes are cynical and will harm patients. The BMA must call them off.
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‘Patients have until June 23 to opt out and most don’t even know about it’
Thanks @MarinaHyde; we're urging a delay until patients+public have had time to be aware of/understand this, and so they can choose to opt-out if they wish bma.org.uk/bma-media-centre/…
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We're hearing reports of NHS Trusts asking Physician Associates (PAs) to cover shifts of striking doctors next week.
PAs are not safe to provide cover for a qualified doctor of any grade.🧵1/5
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Doctors and our NHS colleagues are still being billed for the immigration health surcharge – months after action was promised. We’re keeping the pressure up on Govt – great to see our work raised at #PMQs by @Keir_Starmer today
"I want to return to the prime minister's other recent U-turn," says Labour's Keir Starmer, adding that doctors are still being billed the NHS immigration surcharge
Boris Johnson says workers who have paid the charge since 21 May will be refunded
#PMQs bbc.in/3fvtIbm
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Extremely disappointing that Peers have tonight waved through legislation that will blur the lines between PAs and doctors, with potentially dangerous consequences for patients.
We thank Peers who urged Government to heed the warnings of the medical profession.
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This is appalling to hear Rachel – this is completely unacceptable and should not be tolerated; there should be consequences for abusing NHS staff like this.
If there is any way we can be of help here please send us a DM so we can follow up
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Doctors have been repeatedly misrepresented by the government during this industrial dispute so it's good that these false claims about @thomasdolphin have now been corrected.
We are grateful to Mr Anderson for his contribution to our strike fund.
Please repost.
On the 6th October 2023 I shared a link on X to a Mail Online article entitled ‘Militant union leader at the heart of doctors strikes is a Labour activist who boasted of charging the NHS for a strike cover shift. I accept that my words were misleading as the subject in question Dr Tom Dolphin was not on strike on the date of the shift in question but was simply covering a shift as a consultant for junior doctors who were on strike on 11th August 2023. I would like to offer my sincerest apologies to Dr Dolphin for any distress upset caused. I will also like to add that I understand that Dr Dolphin actually donated his pay for the covered shift which I believe was £1870 to the BMA strike fund and whilst I do not agree with the strikes I want to go on the record to say that I think it is a very unselfish act on the part of Dr Dolphin to put his money into something he strongly believes in. I will make the same contribution to compensate the upset I may have caused Dr Dolphin. Please Repost.
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The BMA will undertake an evaluation of the Cass Review on gender identity services for children and young people.
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The NHS is on a cliff edge, so it’s incredibly disappointing that the health spending commitment in the Conservative manifesto does not meet the levels needed. Our full response: bma.org.uk/news/media-centre…
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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/…
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Congratulations to @wesstreeting.
We have written today offering to work with you to get the NHS back on its feet.
Here are some of the most pressing issues NHS staff and our patients need you to tackle in the coming months. THREAD (1/7)
Wes Streeting MP @wesstreeting has been appointed Secretary of State for Health and Social Care @DHSCgovuk.
ALT Wes Streeting MP appointed Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.
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We have collated thousands of accounts from those on the frontline of the response to the #COVID19 pandemic; as our chair @CNagpaul says, they ‘demonstrate unequivocally that Government failed in its duty of care to the [medical] profession’ @itvnews
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We are clear: PA students do not study medicine, PAs are not medically trained, PAs are not medical professionals. We have approached the GMC to clarify its position.
We have an answer from the GMC
According to them, PAs study medicine, just not the same as a doctor who studies it for 5 years.
Whats different? The time and the content.
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The BMA is appalled by the bombing of Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza. Medical facilities are protected under international humanitarian law; patients should not be killed in their beds and neither should the doctors and other healthcare professionals treating them. (1/2)
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"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
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Today, we stand in solidarity with the thousands of nurses who are back on picket lines across the country.
Junior doctors see the hard work, professionalism and dedication of nurses every day. Fair pay should be a bare minimum. 🧵👇 @theRCN
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The narrative that GPs are refusing to see patients face-to-face is dangerous and inaccurate and it has to stop.
We call on the health secretary to speak up openly and unequivocally in support of general practice, and have written to him outlining three specific action points.
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“The Government’s response to the current winter pressures are not only inadequate but they fail to take into account how serious and how systemic this problem really is” @DrPhilBanfield spoke to @Channel4News on the growing crisis facing the NHS channel4.com/programmes/chan…
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We stand alongside rail workers in their defence of their livelihoods, working conditions and the future of the rail network
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“Today’s announcement from the PM risks creating a false sense of security when the levels of infection and illness remain high, & the NHS is still under crippling pressure.” Read our full response following the decision to relax Plan B COVID restrictions bma.org.uk/bma-media-centre/…
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It's been shown that doctors were unsafely replaced on medical rotas by PAs on 109 occasions, across 11 trusts over 3 months.
This appalling patient safety scandal must end.
Read our letter to @NHSEngland. And our response to @Channel4News revelations: bma.org.uk/bma-media-centre/…
ALT A letter to Dr Navina Evans CBE and Professor Stephen Powis, from BMA council chair Professor Phil Banfield. The letter sets out concerns about new evidence that physician associates (PAs) are being used to replace doctors on medical rotas, as well as the wider concerns of BMA members members on the issue.
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Today, doctors in their thousands have collectively written to the leaders of the main political parties expressing their grave concerns over the use of Medical Associate Professionals (MAPs) in the NHS.🧵(1/4)
ALT Screenshot of a letter to the main political parties about Medical Associate Professionals.
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Replacing doctors on medical rotas with PAs presents a huge threat to patient safety. But as the Mail reports today (£) it is all too common.
After no action from the previous Government, we need @wesstreeting to stop this practice in its tracks. dailymail.co.uk/health/artic…
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We will be asking NHSE to explore any potential probity issues. We granted a derogation in good faith and it is incredibly disappointing to see this abused in this way. We are grateful to our consultant and SAS colleagues for their hard work providing cover during the strikes.
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Today we and the Covid Airborne Protection Alliance have written to NHSE to highlight the urgent need for their Infection Protection Control guidance to be updated to better protect staff and patients.
Read the full letter below. bma.org.uk/media/55hd1hpi/bm…
ALT A letter to Ms Amanda Pritchard, CEO of NHS England, from the BMA and Covid Airborne Protection Alliance. The letter covers the need for revisions to the IPC guidance to protect healthcare workers from COVID-19. The full letter can be downloaded as a pdf by following the link.
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Today we announce our financial support to @AnaesUnited and the parents of Emily Chesterton in their legal case against @gmcuk on its failure to properly distinguish between doctors, PAs and AAs.
Our support will protect AU and the Chestertons from the risk of financial loss arising from the case and is in addition to our own ongoing legal challenge against the GMC.
We also seek assurances from @wesstreeting that the Government will not use public money to defend this case.
Read the full details here: bma.org.uk/news-and-opinion/…
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The GMC continuing to blur the lines between doctors and PAs is no longer tenable. PAs are not doctors and are not medically trained.
The lived reality is that this is causing significant confusion for patients. (1/2)
🧵The updated #GoodMedicalPractice2024 uses the term ‘medical professionals’ as a collective term for doctors, physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs), rather than listing out each individual role for every reference. We haven't removed doctors from the standards.
The majority of our communications, including direct correspondence to patients and others about regulatory matters, will always be tailored to refer to each role individually
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Thank you to @Dr_PhilippaW for highlighting to @RishiSunak the need to address doctors' pay erosion and telling him the importance of sitting down and negotiating to avoid strike action.
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Today BMA Council have written to @theRCN to express our solidarity with their decision to take industrial action. Together we fight for fair pay, safe patient care and to protect the NHS.
ALT Letter from the British Medical Association's Council to the Royal College of Nursing expressing our solidarity with their decision to take industrial action against the Government.
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"No one would board a plane flown by a pilot with 20% training so why push unqualified MAPs onto NHS patients?"
Samuel Parker from BMA North East Regional Council speaks to #ARM2024 about the BMA's scope of practice for MAPs and the need to put patient safety first.
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For more information on the very real risks to our health service, read our briefing on a no-deal Brexit and the risks to the NHS bma.org.uk/collective-voice/…
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Today’s attacks on our members briefed to the media are a desperate attempt to distract from the real crisis facing our NHS and profession. Despite numerous inaccuracies, we will not give these articles the attention they crave. It shows our #PayRestoration campaign is working.
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The GMC’s refusal to recognise doctors’ concerns about its plans is deeply disappointing and will mean lines between doctors & those without a medical degree continue to be blurred.
We will therefore move forward with our application for a judicial review
bma.org.uk/bma-media-centre/…
Today we have responded to the BMA, strongly rejecting the basis on which they have proposed to bring legal proceedings.
You can read our statement on our website - gmc-uk.org/news/news-archive…
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If the Government doesn’t start valuing its most skilled and senior doctors, the care you receive will suffer. Join us in calling them back to the negotiation table urgently.
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Today the Prime Minister showed a baffling lack of urgency in addressing an NHS in crisis.
BMA North East regional council chair Dr George Rae spoke to @SkyNews this evening, following the PMs comments - watch below.
👉 Read the full BMA statement here bma.org.uk/bma-media-centre/…
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The UK could soon see 100k Covid cases a day, and we now have the same number of weekly Covid deaths as we had during lockdown in March. The time for action is now theguardian.com/society/2021…
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Following the abuse of @doctor_oxford yesterday, pleased to see that the Telegraph appears to have taken immediate + decisive action.
This should serve as warning that targeting abuse at NHS workers doing their jobs should not and will not be tolerated
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93% of respondents to our snap poll of GPs told us the ‘rescue package’ proposed for general practice is unacceptable.
Demand a better plan; sign and share our petition calling for more GPs, staff and better facilities #SupportYourSurgery #ProtectGP
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"Patients must know who is treating them and the skills and abilities that clinician has."
Today, we have published new guidance on the scope of responsibilities for Medical Associate Professionals (MAPs).
Read more here: bma.org.uk/bma-media-centre/…
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Respond to the Government’s proposals for minimum service levels on strike days which, if implemented, will significantly impact your ability to take safe but effective action 👇
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'It is categorically untrue that any agreements were made locally'
Five Local Negotiating Committee chairs sign letter to @SteveBarclay calling for the health secretary to correct his 'deeply disingenuous claim' about strike exemptions on @BBCr4today
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ALT The full letter to Steve Barclay from LNC chairs in Sussex, West Anglia, Hertfordshire, Oxford and Derby and Burton
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It's incredibly concerning that the Govt is taking so little action to protect public against Covid, as @CNagpaul has told Sky News
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We spoke to @djnicholl yesterday on why he's speaking up about the concerns many of our members share about no-deal and the risks to the NHS, its hard-working staff, and patients bma.org.uk/news/2019/septemb…
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The Government has consistently refused offers to meet and put up further obstacles to prevent meaningful talks occurring.
We are now asking @DHSCgovuk to agree to the arbitration service, @acasorguk, facilitating talks so we can move towards a resolution.
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We are horrified by this weekend's racist attacks on people, shops and community buildings.
BMA is anti-racist and anti-fascist, members will need to organise with others to keep our communities safe for colleagues and patients. 👇
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These abhorrent views are an unfortunate illustration of recent survey findings. We cannot allow sexual abuse and misogyny to become normalised within the profession. Our stance is clear: doctors who abuse their positions to commit sexual assault have no place in medicine.
Yesterday we learned of the disgusting sexual abuse female surgeons experience in the NHS.
Today, writing in the Times, recently retired anaesthetist Peter Hilton unintentionally shows exactly why disgusting sexual abuse in the NHS still thrives & prospers. Un - be - lievable.
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Good to see our research on PPE raised at #PMQs by @Keir_Starmer - half of doctors we surveyed had to buy their own PPE or rely on donations. We need to see a real guarantee of PPE for NHS staff ahead of any moves to ease lockdown bma.org.uk/news-and-opinion/…
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We have written to @AmandaPritchard to raise serious concerns about the way that @NHSEngland are engaging with the national derogations system and we are seeking her urgent intervention. Read the letter:
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ALT A screenshot of the letter from BMA chair Phil Banfield to Amanda Pritchard dated 3 January 2024.
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New analysis shows Consultant pay has fallen far behind that of comparable professions.
Why is saving a life worth so little to this Government?
Solidarity to those taking #ConsultantStrike action today. bma.org.uk/bma-media-centre/…
ALT A photograph shows doctors in surgery. The text on top says: "In the last 14 years lawyers, accountants and engineers have seen their pay increase by up to 6 times faster than that of Consultants in the NHS. Why is saving a life worth so little to this Government? Today, Consultants are fighting to fix their pay now and for the future."
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Today we celebrate Trans+ Pride doctors, colleagues and patients across the NHS whilst they march through central London. This is an opportunity to celebrate our Trans+ identities and allyship whilst standing up for human rights. All gender identities and allies are welcome.
ALT Picture of intersectional pride flag with the text "BMA" over the top.
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As part of the junior doctors strike action, we have agreed to a derogation today (Tues 11 April) and tomorrow (Weds 12 April) to cover the Emergency Department and acute medicine at Weston General Hospital. 1/3
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During this evaluation phase, we are calling for a pause on the implementation of the recommendations in this review. We believe transgender and gender-diverse patients should continue to receive specialist healthcare, regardless of their age. 🧵3/4
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We've written to the PM asking him to enter into intensive talks about junior doctors #PayRestoration, and to engage with ACAS. #ARM2023
Read the letter from @DrPhilBanfield here 👇
ALT A letter from the BMA's Dr Phil Banfield to the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. We are calling on him to enter negotiations, facilitated by ACAS, and get serious about ending the junior doctors pay dispute.
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Today we celebrate the professionalism and dedication of all doctors working across the UK.
Share your thoughts and pictures below. #NationalDoctorsDay
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"We are willing to do what it takes for our profession and our patients. And we will strike to the next general election and beyond if that is what it takes."
Watch @DrPhilBanfield address #ARM2023 👇
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While we do have to adjust to the reality of living with #COVID19 we – and NHS leaders – believe this shouldn’t mean ignoring the ongoing harm it is still causing to many by removing protections to some of society's most vulnerable, says @CNagpaul
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The BMA is devastated by the further killing of civilians including health workers and profoundly concerned about reports of doctors and health workers not being able to treat the sick and wounded at Al Shifa hospital in Gaza. (1/4) bma.org.uk/bma-media-centre/…
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Today’s letter to @BorisJohnson raises the issue of adequate PPE for all staff & the immediate prioritisation of testing healthcare workers & their households. Failure to do so puts them at risk & reduces the workforce needed to provide care for #Covid_19 bma.org.uk/news/media-centre…
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Rishi Sunak seems confused about his pay dispute with doctors. #BattleForNumber10
Strikes are NOT to blame for waiting lists, which were already at a record high before any strikes started.
And junior doctors are NOT the only group in dispute, as he’s already been reminded 👇
The prime minister was wrong to say that junior doctors are the only NHS workforce in dispute. SAS doctors are currently considering an offer from Government and GPs remain in dispute over the most recent contract imposed by the Government in England. #ITVdebate
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Read the letter from @DrPhilBanfield and @ERunswickBMA to @RCPhysicians expressing the BMA’s serious concerns about Dr Sarah Clarke’s recent comments regarding doctors and other healthcare workers taking action to protect their working conditions.
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Tomorrow (Monday 26 February) the House of Lords will debate PA regulation by the GMC. Read our open letter to Peers asking them to oppose this legislation. If you have not yet written to a Peer about your concerns, there is still time: activism.bma.org.uk/page/142…
ALT An open letter to all members of the House of Lords: The House of Lords will soon be asked to approve legislation which will instruct the General Medical Council (GMC), the doctors’ regulator, to also regulate physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs). For the sake of patient safety, we implore you to oppose this.
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It is with great sympathy that we acknowledge Dr Prateek Joshi, consultant radiologist at Royal Derby Hospital, and his family were on board the Air India flight that tragically crashed yesterday. Our sincere condolences to his family, friends, colleagues, and all those affected
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Most doctors now have no confidence in the GMC.
So today we announce the BMA's NEW register for all doctors.
Sign up today to show your support for change. activism.bma.org.uk/page/172… #BMAARM25
ALT A group of BMA doctors are photographed holding signs that say, 'The GMC is failing you and your patients. Join our doctors' register to show your support for a new professional regulator.' In the background a conference venue including ARM2025 banners can be seen.
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“It is time that we truly listen to this group of important, valued, and unfortunately often victimised people and, together, build a system in which they are finally provided with the care they deserve.” @DrPhilBanfield 🧵4/4
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The BMA is deeply concerned that Epsom and St Hellier University Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking to force Dr Usha Prasad to pay the Trust’s costs in relation to the employment tribunal process stemming from Dr Prasad raising patient safety issues🧵
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Our council chair @Cnagpaul spoke to BBC Breakfast this morning about the case for accelerating the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine based on advice from the WHO, and the international evidence
ALT Dr Chaand Nagpaul speaks to BBC Breakfast
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We have granted a derogation for one junior doctor for the neonatal unit at University Hospital Lewisham for the day shift on 5th January. The trust have informed us that alternative sources of staffing have been exhausted. Our priority is patient safety.
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Today junior doctors and consultants rallied on the doorstep of the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester to show the government that we will not be silenced.
Thank you to everyone who came along. Together we will continue, stronger than ever, towards full pay restoration.
ALT Image of junior doctors and consultants in Manchester with placards and orange BMA hats
ALT Image of junior doctors and consultants in Manchester with placards and orange BMA hats
ALT Image of junior doctors and consultants in Manchester with placards and orange BMA hats
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We encourage all those who can to watch the new #BREATHTAKING series on @ITV which brings to life @doctor_oxford experiences on the frontline, many of which will be shared across the medical profession.
Here’s a new clip of #BREATHTAKING - on tonight, 9pm on @ITV
Please watch if you feel able.
Please don’t look away.
#NHS 💙
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During the debate @IloraFinlay has brilliantly highlighted the stark difference between the pay of a newly qualified junior doctor and that of a physician associate.
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👇@DrPhilBanfield has written to NHS West Yorkshire ICB about the damaging, misleading, unlawful ‘It’s a GP practice thing’ campaign. Local doctors raising concerns about the title “Physician” being applied to non-doctors since Feb ‘23 were systematically ignored. We need answers
ALT BMA letter to NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
It’s dangerous to blur the lines between doctors and PAs (not doctors/no medical degree).
This kind of practice is illegal and what @gmcuk should protect the public against.
@NHSEngland must rethink the #itsaGPthing campaign entirely.
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‘We will not stand by while our country gets sicker’
Our chair of council @DrPhilBanfield new year message to our members is a rallying cry as we head into another difficult year.
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It is disingenuous to link excess deaths with strike days, as some parts of the media have today.
Read the full statement from @DocStrain bma.org.uk/bma-media-centre/…
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The workforce simply cannot continue facing the prospect of either being put directly in harm’s way or facing anxiety of not knowing whether they will be adequately protected or not. 2/3 bma.org.uk/news-and-opinion/…
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We would like to remind @RishiSunak and @VictoriaAtkins that we have not accepted a deal, nor resolved our dispute. @BMA_Consultants can still vote in the pay referendum and details about the @BMA_SAS doctors referendum will be available in the new year.
ALT An excerpt from Sky news which reads: 'On Tuesday, Rishi Sunak said the strikes are "very disappointing" and asked why doctors in training are 'refusing to accept something that everyone else is now accepting.' Speaking to the Commons Liaison Committee he said: "We have now reached a resolution with every other part of the public sector and every other part of the NHS, so over a million workers through the Agenda for Change deal that we did several months ago, including all our nurses, and then most recently with consultants and the other doctor grades. The only remaining people who have not settled are the junior doctors." '
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"For him to say there is 'no connection whatsoever between austerity and the unequal impact of the pandemic on disadvantaged communities’ is quite staggering". Our President @martinmckee responding to George Osborne's appearance today at the Covid Inquiry. bma.org.uk/bma-media-centre/…
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