The BMA Vivek Trivedi Steve Barclay Rishi Sunak Vishal Sharma Dr Sumi Manirajan @BMA_JuniorDocs Mike Henley (Mike Henley 🤨) now speaking. He reiterates to the government that: “This is not a dispute about one year, it’s about the last 15 and the next 50 years” as he makes the case for reform of the ‘so-called independent’ pay review body (DDRB).

"I would like to ask whether you have communicated your concerns directly to the Prime Minister who, tonight, could similarly write to me and open pay negotiations with both junior doctors and consultants?" Read Philip Banfield 💙's reply to NHS England's letter on patient safety.

Thousands of doctors travelled to Manchester for yesterday's #BMAPayRally outside the #ConservativePartyConference Our writer Ben Jaxen Ireland joined doctors who travelled on a bus from London. Read his full report of the day here: bma.org.uk/news-and-opini…

Lee Anderson MP Imagine being an MP who instead of doing his actual job of helping constituents takes a second £100k job for 8 hours work a week. Starting to wonder what value to society you provide #NHSCrisis

1/ NEW & IMPORTANT: So we need to talk about NHS pay. NEW shocking [post DDRB] data just in 4/1/24 👇 (SPOILER: Not "fair & reasonable") We need to fix pay/retention to fix waiting lists- increasingly clear next GE will won/lost on NHS Please read whole 🧵 & share widely/RT

This year's fees to do my job paid out of my pocket: 1. Exam fees x2: £1140 2. Hotel and travel cost for exam: £240 3. GMC fee: £433 4. Parking at hospital: £420 5. Indemnity: £650 6. Unrefunded courses: £450 7. Royal college fee: £168 8. Books and resources: 150 Total: £3651

I thought it might be interesting to compare the position for Drs with that of lawyers, the majority of whom work in the private sector. I have used my experience, but it may differ for others. 1. Exam fees: now around £1800 + VAT. The firm I trained with paid. Free. 🧵

BMA Consultants BMA SAS Doctors 4/ So here are the FACTS about BMA Consultants They remain in dispute with the government. So much so on 18th December 2023 they *RENEWED* their mandate to take Industrial Action with a huge turnout and 89.5% voting YES for further IA 👇

BMA Consultants BMA SAS Doctors @BMA_JuniorDocs 8/ If he bothers to look at the *FACTS* he will see that juniors have indeed fared WORST and not best amongst both the private and public sectors (which would remain the case even with 3% extra investment)

Laura Kuenssberg @BrineMP Liaison Committee 11/ This is also, I am afraid not correct. The 65,000 drop in waiting lists (a highlighted drop in the ocean) occured in October. Those data from NHS England are till the end of October, they are not from November nor December when action was paused

14/13 Postcript 1 The nurses The RCN have also confirmed its untrue to state government reached a resolution with nurses either x.com/theRCN/status/…

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.

Dr Tony Goldstone Rishi Sunak UK Prime Minister Laura Kuenssberg

But Sunak’s “bold” action won’t occur until end of 2024/early 2025. Why the delay, just do it now.

For the record, re #Breathtaking and those who think it's 'exaggerated', I'll relate that in the period I was in Intensive Care (overlapping directly with the time-frame of episodes 1 and 2 - end of March, April, May 2020), 42% of the patients in my Intensive Care ward died.

🔴NEW: NHS England orders hospitals to stop using physician associates to cover doctors’ shifts after The Telegraph investigation reveals that the practice is widespread. telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/03/1…

Dear Victoria Atkins Why do you persist in the misleading statement that junior doctors got the "most generous" deal in the public sector. These charts 👇 *VERY CLEARLY* show that *EVEN AFTER* 9/12 of the DDRB, they are *STILL* the group have the biggest shortfall by some

Congratulations to the general public on achieving full pay restoration after the Trussonomic disaster! Heading to work shortly to cover for our striking residents, who are yet to be so lucky. Pay your doctors. #JuniorDoctorsStrike #ResidentDoctorsStrike #PayRestorationNow

14/ all a failure for their CEO to not be jumping up and down to government that NHSBSA / NHS Pensions is WOEFULLY underresourced to actually deliver the service their members want and need If you agree Pls share & RT and comment below 👇

Wow This is why doctors are striking