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Wes Streeting This is some good news for a change but the full-time equivalent number is 851 But there are 900 fewer FTE Adhoc Locums uncounted in the most recent figures But more employment is good news just 7000 more to go to reach the numbers projected as needed 2015 Thanks Wes Streeting

A vote of no confidence in the GMC, as our regulator, must be the starting point. But it should only be called when a clear plan for what comes next is in place. 1/3

1/ The GMC would have you to believe its only misstep is regulating physician associates. That's a smokescreen. The truth is that the GMC is broken - and it's breaking doctors. Time for a reckoning. 🧵 #VONCGMC #NotMyRegulator

The GMC – A short story 📖 When I first stepped into a senior role at Doctors’ Association UK, we made a conscious decision to engage more with the GMC. It felt like the right thing to do — try to build a dialogue, push for change from within.

Crunch time is coming 💥 Will you be standing up to the General Medical Professionals Council?

🗞️ | “This is no longer just a policy debate, it’s about people’s lives – and right now patients in the UK are being let down.” DAUK's Dr Matt Kneale (🦋drmk.link) and Dr David Nicholl warn #Brexit is making it tougher to access life-saving treatments. Read more The i Paper ⬇️

✍️ | "GP unemployment and underemployment hasn’t gone away, despite patients needing GPs." DAUK's Dr Steve Taylor writes for GPonline about ARRS, GP recruitment, and the impact on capacity in general practice ⬇️ gponline.com/dr-steve-taylo…

GP unemployment & underemployment hasn’t gone away GP ARRS roles are not ideal, limited to GPs in their first 2yrs of working & are mostly replacing regular Locums so not increasing capacity Patients need GPs & GPs need jobs Wes Streeting fund GP practices to recruit & retain

💻 | We're hosting two webinars in June which are FREE for our members. The first is on managing the emotional aftermath of adverse medical incidents on 10 June. The second is on compassion fatigue on 25 June. More details, including how to book, at dauk.org/dauk-to-host-f…

🗣️ | Dr Steve Taylor: "There's a clear consensus GP to patient ratios need to be improved. The way to do this is to fund practices to employ, retain, and recruit GPs." Our response to Institute for Government report on general practice ⬇️ dauk.org/arrs-gp-fundin…

A fascinating day with the Medical Journalists' Association and The Health Foundation at the #MJAsymposium on health inequalities. Lots of interesting presentations and discussions, and plenty to think about

GP partnerships the cornerstone 1’ care, enabling tailored local services, continuity of care, through goodwill & unpaid overtime Yet criticism & real term funding cuts of 20% undermined the future, resulting in a loss of GPs, insecurity & uncertainty bmj.com/content/389/bm…

Please read our editorial on GP partnership and let us know your thoughts Dr Ayan Panja Dr Steve Taylor DocInTheHeed 🦀

Very happy to be joining a panel around Physician Associates at the FFLM conference next week. If you find me on the day, come say hi!

Time for a public health campaign on the #ClimateCrisis. Risk of heatwaves increases year on year. GOV.UK Department of Health and Social Care must take stronger climate mitigation and adaptation action to protect the public. Check out #OurHealthOurPlanet on keeping safe in heatwaves

Support roles became substitutes. Patients died. The GMC looked away. Now comes the reckoning. dauk.substack.com/p/from-discove…