Share this page!

Enter Twitter Thread URL to Unroll

Needs to be the full URL like: https://twitter.com/threadreaderapp/status/1644127596119195649

How to get URL link on Twitter App

  1. On the Twitter thread, click on or icon on the bottom
  2. Click again on or Share Via icon
  3. Click on Copy Link to Tweet
  4. Paste it above and click "Unroll Thread"!
  5. More info at Twitter Help
The BMA Profile picture
@TheBMA
May 28 • 4 tweets • 2 min read Twitter logo Read on Twitter
Watch @_VivekTrivedi stand up to @SteveBarclay about #payrestoration for junior doctors on Sunday with @bbclaurak
"A five percent pay uplift this year would still amount to a massive real-terms pay cut...an offer which does not reverse that trajectory would not be fair or reasonable."
"No doctor goes on strike happily, no doctor wants to inherently go on strike."
"We're trying all we can. We're eager and ready to get back to the negotiating table, but it's the Government who are refusing to meet us there."

• • •

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh
　

Keep Current with The BMA

The BMA Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

PDF

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video
  1. Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us!

  2. From a Twitter thread mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll

Practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @TheBMA

The BMA Profile picture
May 30
It’s disappointing to see selective use of BMA member podcast content by a number of media outlets, with comments taken out of context and reporting totally misrepresenting the consultant committee’s position. We are not asking for a 50% uplift for consultants in England. (1/4) Daily Mail headline: "...
Consultants have been persistently devalued by the Govt, with their take-home pay being cut by 35% in real-terms over the last 15 years, and the supposedly ‘independent’ pay review body being repeatedly hamstrung by ministers who have interfered with the process at every stage.
In discussions with Government we were clear that, at the very least, our members would not accept another real-terms pay cut this year, and that we wanted a real commitment to a proper independent pay review body to restore the pay that consultants have lost over the last 15ys
Read 4 tweets
The BMA Profile picture
Mar 12
This morning’s @NickTriggle piece for the BBC contains a number of misleading claims about the BMA’s upcoming industrial action.

First and foremost, we are not “demanding the biggest pay rise”—we’re demanding that our members’ pay be restored to what it should be.
“Firstly, no junior doctor has seen pay cut by 26%”

This deliberately conflates pay progression - increases to reflect increased skill and experience level—and cost of living increases—which is what pay awards are meant for.
Since 2008, junior doctor pay in England has been cut in real-terms (RPI) by 26.1%. No doctor is worth less than they were 15 years ago.
Read 10 tweets
The BMA Profile picture
Nov 23, 2021
We welcome the proposal in today’s @IPPR report that recommends expanding the definition of residence so everyone living in the UK would be eligible for free NHS care regardless of their immigration status

The report proposes simple, workable reforms to migrant healthcare policy that would improve access to NHS services.

Implementation would be an important step towards our long-standing call for the abolition of charging regulations so the NHS is free to all at point of delivery
At the start of the pandemic we joined orgs representing healthcare professionals, refugees and migrants living in the UK in writing to Govt to make a case for free medical care for all, against the urgent backdrop of #COVID19

Read the @DOTW_UK letter: doctorsoftheworld.org.uk/wp-content/upl…
Read 4 tweets
The BMA Profile picture
Aug 17, 2021
While we would agree that doctors should honour their commitments to already-agreed locum shifts within the limits of contractual notice periods, doctors are not required to cover long-term or known rota gaps… 1/4

Doctors already work a complex and demanding role, and are entitled to decide that an employer’s offered locum rate is not worth their additional time and effort and to seek to negotiate on it 2/4
An employer trying to cajole their staff to accept an uncompetitive rate of pay for such hours, is sending a poor message regarding how they value their staff’s time and autonomy 3/4
Read 4 tweets
The BMA Profile picture
Jul 12, 2021
Our new report on medical staffing in England is out today. Nobody working in the NHS will be surprised to hear there are severe medical shortages in England. But the figures in our report show just how serious the situation is. THREAD bma.org.uk/staffing
We need more doctors. There are currently 2.8 doctors per 1,000 people in England, while the average in comparable OECD EU countries is 3.7. Not a single region in England meets this ratio. A graph shows the number of practising doctors per 1,000 inh
If medical workforce growth remains at its current rate, it’ll be 2046 before the NHS has the number of practising doctors needed to raise our doctor/population ratio to 3.7.

That puts us 25 years behind our European neighbours. Graphs show the growth of the medical workforce in the Engli
Read 9 tweets
The BMA Profile picture
Jun 11, 2021
We believe that the decision by the Government on easing all lockdown restrictions in England on June 21st - expected to be announced on Monday - must now be delayed.

See the evidence and what we are calling for 👇 [THREAD]
We are urging a delay of at least two weeks to the decision about easing of the lockdown restrictions.

We also want regular fortnightly reviews thereafter, which are guided by the data
As our chair of council @CNagpaul says today, we must not undo all the excellent work of the vaccine programme by prematurely relaxing all restrictions.

Read our full statement: bma.org.uk/bma-media-cent…
Read 11 tweets

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!

This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Don't want to be a Premium member but still want to support us?

Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal

Or Donate anonymously using crypto!

Ethereum

0xfe58350B80634f60Fa6Dc149a72b4DFbc17D341E copy

Bitcoin

3ATGMxNzCUFzxpMCHL5sWSt4DVtS8UqXpi copy

Thank you for your support!

Follow Us on Twitter!

Send Email!

:(