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May 30, 2023 4 tweets 1 min read
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.
May 28, 2023 4 tweets 2 min read
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."
Mar 12, 2023 10 tweets 3 min read
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.
Nov 23, 2021 4 tweets 2 min read
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
Aug 17, 2021 4 tweets 1 min read
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
Jul 12, 2021 9 tweets 3 min read
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
Jun 11, 2021 11 tweets 4 min read
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
Sep 5, 2019 4 tweets 4 min read
.@Jacob_Rees_Mogg insult about Dr David Nicholl is disgraceful. @djnicholl has courage and experience to speak the truth about the disaster of a no-deal Brexit. He should be praised not attacked @Jacob_Rees_Mogg @djnicholl We spoke to @djnicholl yesterday on why he's speaking up about the concerns many of our members share about no-deal and the risks to the NHS, its hard-working staff, and patients bma.org.uk/news/2019/sept…
Dec 12, 2018 5 tweets 2 min read
Today’s chaos will do little to reassure patients and staff about the enormous risks posed to the NHS by #Brexit. We believe leaving the EU will have a hugely damaging impact on our health service. This uncertainty has not been addressed by Parliament and risks being pushed further down the agenda by today’s events.