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6 Jan, 5 tweets, 2 min read
I have been tagged a number of times in some Twitter comments suggesting that EveryDoctor is trying to claim credit for others’ work or falsely claim involvement in the NHS pay rise campaign (amongst other misinformation). Politicians are picking up on this and engaging with it…
I have attached above a photo of an article from August 2020 we contributed to, about the NHS pay campaign. We also ran a large MP briefing at the time and have collaborated with other groups. We failed in a recent video to recognise the significant contribution of one nursing…
campaign group in the pay rise campaign. This was a human error at a busy time, and we’ve said sorry. We are meeting this group early next week to take steps to recognise their valuable work publicly. This same thing has happened to us many times; we recognise it’s frustrating..
…but usually a mistake.

NHS campaign groups have a shared cause; to support patients, staff+the future of the NHS.

You will not see any negativity from EveryDoctor towards other campaign groups…
…It is incredibly counter-productive at such a vulnerable time for the NHS and we don’t believe it serves our members. We take the view that each group is doing their best in stressful circumstances, and we’ll continue to try our hardest.

Hope you have a lovely day. Ju 💙

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Sorry if this comes across as a moan;

At various times I’ve asked people to let me know if they support EveryDoctor, so that I can follow our community. Over time in campaigning, I have found that the best way to advocate for the NHS is to listen to its most ardent supporters…
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I have never offered to follow the 195000 people who follow me; not every follower supports EveryDoctor. Not every follower even supports the…
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I know that we’re all reeling about this cascade of examples of MPs furthering their own and corporate financial interests.

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