The leader of BMA Scotland Dr Iain Kennedy has spoken to The Doctor Magazine about the devastating personal toll of being a medical whistleblower – including suffering complex PTSD – when he spoke out on toxic culture and bullying at NHS Highland in 2018. Jennifer Trueland reports🧵[1/5]

In a very open interview, Dr Iain Kennedy describes the impact whistleblowing had on his professional and personal life. Fortunately his strong marriage survived, he says – which isn’t the case for a lot of whistleblowers – but his teenage kids had never before seen their dad

There are 5 generalist specialists: General practitioners, acute & gen med consultants, ED consultants, ICU consultants and paeds consultants. (And the resident Drs training to be above). PAs are not generalists and they are not specialists.

WEST BANK: A 16-year-old Palestinian girl was shot and killed by an Israeli sniper in Jenin. Lujain Musleh’s father says she was shot through the forehead while looking out of the window of their home. No other country on earth can get away with this level of barbarity.

NHS England has cut £35 per patient per year from GP practices over the last 8 years in real terms cuts The Partners weren’t asking for this but the new practice will cost £40 more per patient per year You can’t make it up unless you are NHS England when you can

Hello GMC please explain why you've agreed to regulate PAs when *not one* of the 30+ training courses has been accredited? How is this safe for us patients when there is no formal appraisal of course content, teaching & assessment methods used, exit exams & competencies?

An FOI I did to a PCN (won’t reveal which one because they’ve actually been helpful - unlike others who have given two fingers up) have hired 8 PAs. No impact assessment No risk assessment No business case No SOPs - but have advised individuals practices may have them No

This is a national scandal. A corporate acquires a GP surgery and they are given an extra £320,000 to take over. This is transferring money directly from the tax payer to corporates. The NHS will be run by corporates in 5 years in primary care with the NHS badge being just

Over 1000 SAR letters generated in 12 hours. GMC Doctors’ Association UK 💙 #ReleaseTheData #PAProject

When you buy a gun, you’re shown pictures of gunshot victims. If your neighbor suspects you of buying a gun, they can call a hotline. If you’re from a state where guns are illegal, you can be arrested if you buy a gun out of state. Oh sorry, these are all abortion laws.

Frustrated by the GMC's refusal to release PA/AA consultation data? Request your own submissions by SAR and share en masse. Takes 30 seconds, over 1000 have done so already. 🔗 gmc-sar.replit.app #PAProject #ReleaseTheData

A cache of freedom of information responses on interactions between GMC, HEIW and others regarding Medical Associate Professionals. A vital read that justifies many doctor concerns about this. Diolch to those who did the work. paprojectwatch.wordpress.com/wp-content/upl… Some highlights 🧵 1/

The below is a must read thread On top of that HEIW have absolutely confirmed that they too will join in the destruction of primary care and enable a #TwoTierHealthcare None of this has been transparent And it’s not the best way to use public money. Must read thread below

Just to remind the GMC of their own 4 ethical principles as they seem to have forgotten…. You (rightly) expect doctors to practice by these principles AT ALL TIMES or risk getting struck off. What happens when the actual regulator abandons these very founding principles? Who

When you take your Mum to see your friend’s baby… Friend: The baby has some scaly white dandruff m? My Mum: Oh that’s called cradle crap Me: Cradle cap Mum! CAP! 😱

I came across this absolutely amazing comment that shows such phenomenal insight from a PA. This is in the USA. Where the PAs are selected and trained in a far better way than the UK. Yet despite that this PA is suggesting the absolute opposite of what the main perpetrators of

A reminder that breast cancer affects women AND men If you notice any of these symptoms: • LUMP/SWELLING in breast/armpit • NIPPLE CHANGES - an inverted nipple, discharge (leaking from nipple) • SKIN CHANGES - redness, dimpling, scaly rash, ulcers or sores around breast •

Missing young person, please help by sharing

The UK 🇬🇧(RCGP): “Yeh literally anyone can do our job” Meanwhile Australia 🇦🇺: