The College welcomes the increased funding for the NHS announced in the Budget. However there needs to be stronger investment in diagnostics, especially in pathology. Pathology is vital for diagnosis, treatment and prevention and needs sustained investment ow.ly/Z1Te50TWvCY

Thank you Pete Ford for your excellent letter 👇 It is essential Wes Streeting & Tulip Siddiq understands this graph & why #TAPER is such a threat to waiting lists BMA Pensions Committee meeting minister later this month, if this affects you, let your MP know too Pls RT if agree

This National #PathologyWeek, we are highlighting the role of pathology teams in patient care. Every day, we will be featuring patient information pages from Lab Tests Online UK. Today we are looking at HER-2 Testing: labtestsonline.org.uk/tests/her-2-te… #Histopathology #PathologyIsVital

Next RC of Pathologists autopsy webinar: 🔘Dr Lizzie Webb 🔘Post mortem CT 🔘20th Nov 1-2pm GMT Hear from an experienced centre about post mortem CT scanning as an alternative or adjunct to invasive autopsy. Free to attend! Great CPD. rcpath.org/event/autopsy-…

I have repeatedly pointed out to Department of Health and Social Care that the tone & content of these emails are absolute disgrace & that government need to intervene STAT. How are people, including you, meant to self assess or estimate their position? The "no timescale" line is frankly ridiculous

The ACP Autopsy Update Day (webinar) is about to start! It’s a great way to get CPD and keep up to date #autopsy

Next RCPath autopsy webinar: 🔘Resuscitation and pre-hospital care-related injuries 🔘Dr Lina Carmona 🔘Wed 11th December 1-2pm GMT Book now. Free CPD! rcpath.org/event/autopsy-…

There are 7.57 million people on NHS waiting lists. Doctors want to work extra hrs to reduce the backlog, but are taxed up to 70pc for doing so. This means they are working more hours for less pay. Rachel Reeves tax rules are jeopardising NHS targets. telegraph.co.uk/money/taxed-70…

1/2 Im getting LOADS of messages (shrd with permission) like the one below Wes Streeting Please do something about this. The #taper 👇 is a real problem in 24/25 and for many like this consultant from a major shortage speciality like my own. He WANTS to help the waiting lists

BREAKING 📰🚨BMA Pensions Committee ask NHS Pensions Michael Brodie CBE to report itself to ThePensionsRegulator "We feel that NHS doctors are being completely failed by their pension scheme administrator ...due to exceedingly poor administration" RT /comment👇if fed up with the service as well

1/2 THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: The media would have you believe NHS staff have had "bumper pay rises" and all is well, but the data released this week show another story👇. Real terms pay in the NHS remains⏬whereas its🔼for others. Everyone will be 👀 Pay Review Bodies very closely

2/2 And measuring the gap (dotted line) with our most natural comparator (ONS: professional, scientific & technical) we are still WAY WAY behind where they are vs CPI inflation (consultants 26.5%⏬; residents 29.2%⏬) RT if you want to continue jouney towards #PayRestoration

Congrats Emma Reynolds for Wycombe 🌹 on appointment moving from pensions I do hope you are able to honour diary appointment we BMA Pensions Committee had with predecessor for later this month about #NHSpensionstax & #PensionAdminNightmare Lots to discuss to help Wes Streeting with waiting lists

Sign up for this meeting if you want to learn about: 🔘how stress affects the heart 🔘how alcohol affects the heart 🔘histology of the heart #UKCPN2025 #cardiacpath #autopsy #forensicpath

Great chart below/right from Institute for Fiscal Studies about ridiculous tax cliff at £100k cuasing *obscene* marginal tax rates. But you can draw a very similar chart (left) for higher earning doctors affected by the stupid & ill-conceived #taper which is **really damaging** waiting list

Dan Neidle Deffo agree on the ridiculous situation where £1 income at £100k can cost them £20k - completely stupid cliff edge causing obscene siutation where you can #PayToWork (right) But also interested in your view on the tapered AA Dan Neidle. You can draw a similar chart (left) for a