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@DrSteveTaylor
May 16 • 8 tweets • 4 min read Twitter logo Read on Twitter
THE UK IS DYING

The genuine tragedy in Ukraine & the desperation of people arriving on boats

Yet 3 times as many people have died prematurely in UK as have died in the Ukraine war

More people than have arrived on boats

Govt is failing to address this scandal

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FT @jburnmurdoch
The Economist

Life expectancy has dropped significantly in UK compared to similar nations

Excess deaths remain higher in UK

And if you’re ‘unlucky’ enough to live in some of the most deprived areas it is so much worse

Excellent analysis 👇🏻

economist.com/interactive/br…
The Daily Mail

43000 people had died before an ambulance had reached them

19% higher in December than the previous year
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…
The Mirror

Tens of thousands of Brits died, as excess death figures rocketed, and experts aren't sure why
The Times @ShaunLintern @RachelLavin @ActuaryByDay

“I’m absolutely convinced the NHS crisis, failure, is an absolutely pivotal part of the UK story. Successive governments for decades have always run the NHS quite ‘hot’ with high bed occupancy rates & shortages of staff"
So what’s the cause of this scandal

This failure of care

Austerity?

Delays in ambulance arrivals?

7.3million waiting treatment?

500k more long term sick?

Mental health failures?

Lack of care in the community?

Investment is needed NOW - staff & infrastructure
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May 8
GP ‘plan’ - phone lines but no REAL people

2000 Fewer GPs than 2015 when Jeremy Hunt promised 5000 more by 2020

GP Practices & Pharmacies are closing

Contracts that don’t pay enough

Being navigated to a struggling service will increase unhappiness for all Image
Steve Barclay rightly says GP practices are providing 2 million more appts a month than 2019

Consulting with half the population of the UK a month

GPs have done this with below inflation funding for the past 5 years

GPs are leaving in increasing numbers

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GP is one of the most technologically advanced in #NHS

Embraced online forms of communication during the pandemic

Provide 20% more appts than 2019

Govt obsession with face-face appts undermines this very initiative

Tech is NOT the problem

GP numbers, funding, bureaucracy are Image
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May 4
When part-time is really full-time

When GP hours are counted

Official figures for GP working hours are counted in sessions

A session is 4hrs 10 mins or half a day

9 sessions is 37.5hrs or full-time officially

But there is a problem

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A GP session or half day can actually exceed 6hours

For the majority it is between 5-6hrs

This means the hours counted are underestimated by 1-2 hours session

So GP hours are not officially accurate

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GPs working 6-8 sessions are officially counted part-time

The vast majority are often exceeding Full-time hours

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Read 8 tweets
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Apr 22
UK HAS A RETENTION CRISIS

35% of UK trained Drs are leaving

5000 UK trained nurses are leaving/year

In a global healthcare market for workers the UK is reliant on immigration for over half of #NHS Drs & Nurses

But with pay falling many are choosing better options

#NHSCrisis
Doctors leaving the UK in increasing numbers

Australia, Canada, Saudi, Qatar, New Zealand making it easier for UK Doctors to work

Better pay and conditions

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The UK trains a mere 7500 Drs but needs 15000

35% of UK trained Drs are leaving

UK increasingly needs international medical graduates

I am personally very grateful to my IMG colleagues without whom the NHS would have failed ImageImage
Read 8 tweets
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Apr 12
I grew up in Bucks - it’s always been conservative - MP @SteveBakerHW

Chair of the Conservatives @GregHands was in the same year at school

I’m not a left wing activist

I’m a GP of 30yrs that sees the needs & cares

The Govt have got the #NHS so wrong

Time to listen #NHSCrisis Image
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Apr 9
RISHI SUNAK’S - PAST MEDICAL HISTORY

Mother a Pharmacist had her own business

Father a GP a well funded GP practice

It should mean he knows the #NHS

But TODAYS pharmacists may be working in Boots, GPs struggling with workload & funding, & Rishi’s life would be different
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Things have changed a lot in the past 40yrs

Drs & pharmacists find themselves with large student debts, lower pay & a much more uncertain future

Income for GPs has reduced 30-40% in real terms

A pharmacist is likely to be in a large multiple pharmacy chain not an owner

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Doctors & pharmacists are choosing different paths to Rishi’s parents in the 80’s & 90’s

Instead of opening the UK to talent, the current pay and conditions, have lead to an increasing exodus of talented medics

Australia, Qatar, Canada, Saudi & NZ opening doors
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Apr 5
#NHS pressures - Not being noticed

Week ending 24/3/23 - 12,052 deaths above the 5yr average

- private homes (22.3%⬆️624 excess)
- hospitals (10.1%⬆️488 excess)
- care homes (5.9%⬆️134 excess)
- other settings (14.4%⬆️115 excess)

1361 excess deaths in a week
624 Covid related
Details here

ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati…
Concerning excess deaths
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