The UK National Screening Committee has recommended NOT to make #pulseoximetry testing mandatory. If that recommendation is passed, the postcode lottery of whether a #baby is offered the test will continue. Find out more: birmingham.ac.uk/pulseox-screen…

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We were pleased to speak to new health secretary Wes Streeting today to get the ball rolling on negotiating a solution to our dispute - and we have agreed meeting next week. As we have always been clear, only a credible offer, acceptable to our members, will do.

🚨🚨 We have just released the 2024 Annual Region Reports for UK Cardiology training 🚨🚨 ➡️ bjca.tv/bjca-annual-re… How does your deanery perform? ⬇️⬇️⬇️

So many London based clinicians getting in touch with me today to say that GOSH has a poor reputation among medics in the capital. Toxic culture raised by them all. It's always known. Except to the patients and their families.

Ben Chadwick Burnt Toast 𝗗𝗿 𝗔𝗷𝗮𝘆 𝗠 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮 Some Socks 🦀 #JoinVoteWin ExplosiveEnema Royal College of Physicians BSG Partha S Kar 🇮🇳🇬🇧🏏🎥 Louella Vaughan Another way of viewing it might be [the things you wouldn't allow a medical student to do unsupervised but would allow an F1/2 to do unsupervised] should probably be off-limits initially - because that's what we define a medical *degree* as being necessary for.

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: NHS children’s hospital let physician associate examine abuse victims Alder Hey Children's Hospital tonight admits PA was removed from safeguarding team over concerns that their findings would not stand in court. telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/09/3…

If you’re an NHS consultant based in England please search your email for the BMA job planning survey, it’s one of the biggest issues for most of us, we need to measure your experience! Only open for a couple of weeks, please do this weekend if possible,-) takes 10-15 min. Pls RT

Competition ratios for UK specialty training out today. Psych 9.45 applicants per place. In 2014 it was 1.3. Most programmes continuing this trend. Meanwhile NHSE hopes to double UK medical student intake. NHS England Workforce, Training and Education NHS England There’s no plan. medical.hee.nhs.uk/medical-traini…

The training of resident cardiologists needs major reform to meet the needs of patients, say British Cardiovascular Society, BJCA 📊 and 12 other organisations representing CV health professionals in a statement published in Heart today: tinyurl.com/yptuxrpc

Ok. Everyone has seen the lies in the The Times and The Sunday Times today . Here is the form to make a complaint . It takes 2 minutes to fill it in . #physicianassociate #pascandal #askforadoctor formstack.com/forms/?1820902…

Joint British Societies’ position statement on cardiology training in the United Kingdom bit.ly/4gKKX81

It’s worth noting consultants have written to the secretary of state asking for a meeting too, we’ve been completely ignored without even a reply so far.

The proponents of the Workforce Substitution project have pushed back on the Leng Review. Well, it's all just 'progress' innit. Happened before - History! Inevitable wif AI. Sit down. This has roused The Historian. Let's take a look at the FACTS here. 🧵 1/

This is what medical leadership looks like. How did we find ourselves instead represent by this current debacle of gong chasers? If we can’t grow a spine, we need to at least support those who have shown they do.

🚨London Doctors🚨 Did you know your London Weighting has been left behind compared to NHS colleagues and other public sector workers? How far behind, you ask? Take a look!👇🏼 Your BMA London will be launching our campaign to tackle this very soon!✊🏼 Watch this space! 👀

1/n I want to say something about PAs. I don’t know yet if this will be long or short cause I am not psychic. What I do know is this: the situation has become a mess. Not just administratively. Not just professionally. But emotionally. And it’s going to leave scars.

Consultants in England, we want to restore pay, pensions and value. Are you ready to fight for what we have lost? Vote YES now bma.org.uk/consultantspay

Have you voted yet? Care about how many SPA's you get, how long the duration of a PA is during working week and on call, what counts towards your pension and when you can take it? Oh and the journey to pay restoration. Vote now! You are the strength! bma.org.uk/our-campaigns/…

People churn out more and more of this stuff without it seems any restriction. Meanwhile no one wants to pay for the time spent doing it. The 2.5 SPA in the contract came in *before* appraisal and when mandatory training was a fire lecture and CPR once every three years! Not much