For some groups in particular, the numbers are eye-watering. Specialty registrars — junior doctors about 5-10 years into their professional career — would be earning *£20,000* more per year today if pay had kept up with inflation.

Consultants in England have voted a resounding YES to taking industrial action this July. ✅Turnout: 71.08% ✅Yes votes: 20,741 – 86.08% Together we can #FixConsultantPay now and for the future. Read more: bma.org.uk/consultantspay

John Murdoch Financial Times Office for National Statistics (ONS) NHS England Transformation The BMA 9/ So starting with the main pay chart but now to the end of the 22/23 tax year - once again there are HUGE difference in gross pay decline (versus CPI) to comparators. We are *NOT* "in this together. NHS pay declines are worse than the last release, rest of the economy better

Ignoring the actual cash value doctors are paid for a minute, we hear the argument ‘everyone’s pay is down’ Yes- nobody should have their pay cut But we are not in the same boat Doctors have lost far more pay compared to almost all Pay eroded 10x more than the average worker

“You knew what you were agreeing to” I applied to medical school in 2010 2010 consultant starting pay = £74,504 What it should be = £109,538 What it is = £88,364 I wonder why we are striking 🤔

The problem in a nutshell. 💵💵💵 Vs 💷 Aus Trainee = £170k UK Consultant = £88k Difference = £82k The UK is woefully uncompetitive in the international medical labour market. If we want a function health service, we’ve got to pay the going rate 🤷🏻‍♂️ #PayRestoration

It’s that time of year again

Now do it for consultants & junior doctors

Change in real pay (CPI adjusted) over last 14 yrs: 🔼4.9% Fin & business 🔼2.8% Professional, science, tech 🔻3.5% All workers 🔻8.4% Nurses 🔻24.3% Consultants 🔻26.3% Junior docs No wonder retention of medical talent in UK & NHS is a challenge vs overseas or UK industry.

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For the record: New PA salary: £43,574 Core hours: 37.5/week Newly Qualified Doctor salary: £32,398 Core hours: 40/week Disparity: £11,176 (34.45%) Plus 2.5 hours/week Hourly rates New PA: £22.35 Newly Qualified Doctor: £15.58 True Disparity (inc. core hour diff): 43.45%

Medical schools: Spend 5-6 years teaching medical students critical thinking, information analysis/integration and complex decision making Doctors: Apply these transferable skills to evaluating their own pay and working conditions The Government:

Waiting list: Yes, went down in Nov, as it has every winter for every year in the past decade +, whilst still trending up Lack of strikes not a determining factor If it was, what about Oct? @BMA_JuniorDocs striked with BMA Consultants but still waiting lists went down 5/

Incredibly misleading headline. How about “NHS Consultants reject below inflation pay offer that would have worsened years of real-terms pay cuts”.

We've not asked for pay restoration in one go and it's misleading to say the cost of pay restoration would be £3bn – that assumes Junior Doctors pay no tax. In reality the cost to Government would be £1.3bn, less than half of the cost to the NHS of the strikes to date.

Is this what you want to see at 10pm tomorrow? Change will only happen if you vote for it.

#DogsAtPollingStations