Today I have written to our Prime Minster Rishi Sunak UK Prime Minister urging him to facilitate urgent & meaningful negotiations between Steve Barclay & The RCN Pat Cullen MP There may be a small window of opportunity to avert industrial action, it must be taken.

As I prepare to join many picket lines today, To all our nursing staff-I have utmost respect for you. Your courage to stand up and be heard for your patients will not be ignored. Shame on this Govt for leaving you out in the cold. 1st stop St Thomas Hsp. See you there colleagues

For those who don't fully understand what is up with the NHS, here is a thread for you that might help. I'm a consultant physician working as a doctor in the NHS in Yorkshire and Wales for 32 years now. I have experienced the NHS at its best (2008) and its worst (2022).

I was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer aged 34 despite being in best shape of my life - don't ignore the embarrassing symptom I did via dailym.ai/ios mol.im/a/13327867