Wes Streeting, "I don't blame the nurses for striking, I don't blame the junior doctors for striking, I blame the stubborn intransigence of this government." #BBCQT

This is Trevor Fisher, an inpatient in Arthur Rank Hospice in Cambridgeshire, speaking to Channel 4 News this week. I am a palliative care specialist and Trevor’s interview has devastated me. His hospice has just found out that in 6 months, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS

👀 pretending to be helpful but actually acting to sabotage the NHS? Hypernormalisation springs to mind.

Remember, remember, come the 14th of November...

Let's give them the full data shall we Department of Health and Social Care and while we are here, let's talk about why I am striking. I started medical school in 2019. Prior to that I was an intensive care nurse. I left to (hopefully) become an anaesthetist. When I started medical school the

Awful offer. Easy no from me. Not really sure why it was even taken to membership. Can BMA leadership please toughen up a bit.

Brought to you by the Secretary of State that just called us “juvenile delinquents” 🤷‍♂️

Barry Halverson Tim Ricketts The more and more people like you pipe up with comments like this, the clearer it is that many people have zero idea about the reality Resident Doctors face, but insist that your misinformed and pointless opinion should be taken seriously It just aggravates the situation further

I want to explain to constituents why I’m supporting resident doctors who are taking strike action. I know strikes are unpopular with many people. I understand that. When doctors strike, it can feel worrying or frustrating, especially when it affects patients and their families.

Hi Resident Doctors Today is the last day of our current mandate. Why am I telling you this? We can only strike because we secured a mandate through a ballot. Under trade union law in England, that mandate lasts six months. When it expires, it’s gone. We are currently balloting

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BMA sending out "can we check your details" emails. I assume the talks aren't going well then?

The draft GMC Order 2026 consultation just dropped. Buried in it is a fundamental change to who can be awarded a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT). This matters enormously. Let me explain why.

Nice lil email from Wes hitting the inboxes.... Be interested to hear the BMA's side of things...

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Wes Streeting Keir Starmer You lied Wes Streeting ‘When I took office I was struck by the mismatch between the numbers of resident Drs & available training places. My commitment to you remains that this is too important to treat as a transactional matter.’

It's only medical practice if it comes from the GMC registered doctor region, otherwise it's just sparkling *healthcare*

A doctor and an ACP go out to an event... Lovely day out yesterday with colleagues from St John Ambulance Merseyside and further afield providing event healthcare at the Grand National

Streeting: "I want more working class doctors" Public "you will make more jobs then?" Streeting "no, I mean I want to pay doctors so.poorly that they can't claim to be middle class anymore"