📨 | 'Many of our MPs have broken laws, which have not resulted in their suspension from parliament.'
Read Steve Taylor's letter to The Times and The Sunday Times thetimes.co.uk/article/times-…

'If [there's] a genuine desire to improve working lives, we need a bolder vision - pay restoration, quality training opportunities and cancelling student debt.'

NHS England Doctors’ Association UK 💙 DAUK GP Committee 💙

Another tribute to legend Jenny Vaughan | Just Culture for all in healthcare
In The BMJ John Illman

Neurologist and medical law campaigner bmj.com/content/385/bm…

📋 | Dr Sarah Benn was suspended from the medical register for peaceful climate protests because an oil company obtained an injunction to stop demonstrations.
We want your views on whether doctors who protest against climate change can still be doctors? docs.google.com/forms/d/135eOB…

Please take a moment to complete this short survey - Doctors’ Association UK 💙 want your views - can doctors protest about climate change?⬇️

📣To those wanting to show solidarity to Dr Sarah Benn who has been suspended by GMC for 5 months after engaging in peaceful climate action- PLEASE do the following quick actions in this 🧵/

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Adam Kay Dr Rachel Clarke Dr Janaway Partha S Kar 🇮🇳🇬🇧🏏🎥 David Oliver George Monbiot

🗣️ | 'DAUK is shocked and saddened by the sanction handed down to Dr Sarah Benn following her Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) hearing.'
Our statement on the outcome of Dr Sarah Benn's hearing

dauk.org/news/2024/04/2…

'Given the evidence on climate change and its health impacts, we strongly believe peaceful protest should not be viewed as condemnable professional misconduct – but as commendable public health advocacy.'
Our statement on the MPTS case of Dr Sarah Benn
dauk.org/news/2024/04/1…

This is the workload shift we keep going on about - estimated to cost £4m in Humberside alone.

pulsetoday.co.uk/news/workload/…

Just under 2 weeks to go for our med student essay writing competition! Deadline 30th April, judged by Chris Packham and cash prizes for the winner and runners up, PLUS consideration for publication with BMJ Leader. Get writing, we can't wait to read them! 📝 # #ClimateCrisis

Rammina 🌍 writes a compelling piece on the ethical defence of doctors facing fitness to practice proceedings for climate activism

blogs.bmj.com/medical-ethics…

Please share this open letter Partha S Kar 🇮🇳🇬🇧🏏🎥 Trisha Greenhalgh Doctors’ Association UK 💙 Louella Vaughan Roshana 🦴 Simon Fleming 🛠 Martin McKee 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 Dr Kevin O'Kane 🇺🇦 Ben White Dr Asif Qasim 💙 David Oliver. Thank you 🙏

Doctors’ Association UK 💙 Steve Taylor Adam Janjua Katie Bramall-Stainer GP Registrars DAUK GP Committee 💙 Dr Helen Salisbury Lancs & Cumbria LMCs RCGP RestoreGP We Own It NHS Million Dr Amir Khan GP What’s more - It has been estimated that this ‘secondary care workload dump’ is equivalent to the work of 1,150 full-time GPs, and addressing this could free up to 3 million GP appointments across England

(pulsetoday.co.uk/news/workload/…

dev.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/workload/…)

📢Empty GP surgeries do not equal lazy GPs!

🩺For daily stats on what GPs actually do pls see Steve Taylor

🩺Read Dr Ellen Welch ‘s book #WhyCantISeeMyGP

Talk TO your own GP about this and ask your MP to prioritise General Practice

instagram.com/p/C5X7mo7AQz6/… Adam Janjua

I’m still furious that sharing BMA guidance has been met with such intimidation. It’s our trade union.

Many thanks to Cecilia Adamou for asking me to contribute alongside Eilidh 🦀

My concern, beyond public dissatisfaction, is the worsening of healthcare outcomes with the planned Physician Associates expansion within the NHS

This will inevitably cause an ⬆️ in patient harm

Libby Adam Hussain Adam Janjua I think you need to get a copy of this. It’s really sad to see the persisting opinion of the public and ex/current nhs staff thinking GPs are lazy-this is a line generated by the gov/media:
#WhyCantISeeMyGP

I’ve teamed up with 38 Degrees to create this petition

👉🏼 One in ten of us already face a three-week wait for a GP appointment. With hundreds of GPs facing closure, the number of us waiting could get even higher. The Government need a proper plan to save GPs from closure.…

1 in 10 of us face a 3 week wait for a GP appointment.With hundreds of GPs facing closure wait times could get even higher. The Government need a proper plan to save GPs from closure. Agree? sign the petition: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/stop… via 38 Degrees DAUK GP Committee 💙 Doctors’ Association UK 💙 Adam Janjua

Happy #NationalDoctorsDay and thank you to all of our lovely doctors working across the NHS, we are so grateful for all you do 💙