Cardiologist, Chair BMA Consultants Committee, Chair BMA Pensions Committee. Previous Vice President, BSE. Passionate about the NHS. Thoughts my own.
Nov 27, 2023 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
1./ There have been a lot of concern raised about what the proposed SPA changes mean. This is in part related to how it has been described on the @NHSEmployers website.
It’s important to clarify a few things….
2/ This started out as @BMA_Consultants highlighting that employers are naively limiting the amount of SPA time that consultants have. As leaders of services @BMA_Consultants - not external management consultants know best when it comes to improving their service for patients
Nov 27, 2023 • 23 tweets • 4 min read
1/ Important update:
After a month of intense negotiations, we have received an offer from Government to settle the current pay dispute. Although it doesn’t deliver everything we asked; the consultants committee felt there was enough progress to put it to our members to vote on.
2/ 12 months ago we set out to Fix pay, Fix pensions and Fix the broken pay review process (the DDRB). Consultant action has been pivotal in making progress
In March 23, following @BMA_Pensions campaigning and @BMA_Consultants indicative ballot, there were significant changes
Sep 20, 2022 • 23 tweets • 9 min read
1/ Interesting Comments from NHS CEOs:
One CEO described current rates being paid as "mixed". Massive understatement - we found huge variation of rates being paid including different rates for the same type of work in the same trust and even the same operating theatre #notfair
2/ Another CEO said "the optics are poor - people asking for many multiples of their hourly rate when others are doing for time and a half or double time".
Doctors already work incredibly long hours including regular overtime (at standard contract rates) and unpaid overtime....
Feb 8, 2022 • 13 tweets • 8 min read
1/ @BMA_Consultants reject proposals for a new clinical excellence award scheme. Find out why here 👇
1/ IMPORTANT @BMA_Consultants have launched a survey for consultants (inc. non-members) in England/NI to find out what you think of the Government’s pay award, how it has impacted your morale and what YOU and @TheBMA should do about it. Closes 16/08/21
research.net/r/ConsultantPa…2/ Need to know your views - consultants have had the worst pay erosion of any group - take home pay for average consultant has fallen ~28.6% in real terms since 2008/9. A pay award of 3% is still an effective paycut - June's RPI 3.9%, CPI predicted to be ~4% by end of the year
Jul 2, 2021 • 16 tweets • 5 min read
1/ Consultants have clearly expressed their anger about the Government’s planned 1% pay award. They are telling @BMA_Consultants that they will no longer accept this poor treatment from the Government.
How has it come to this and why is it a problem......?
2/ Consultants take overall responsibility for your care in the hospital. They are the leaders of hospital services, the teachers for future generations of doctors and the experienced doctors who are called when things are seriously wrong.
Dec 31, 2020 • 15 tweets • 3 min read
1/ Feels weird not to be doing another pensions thread but really angry about the change in vaccine schedule. Fortunately @goldstone_tony has this covered.
Normal pension stuff will be resumed (once I have calmed down)
2/ Rules of Research Trial Design (own views)
- Specify your primary and secondary end points at the outset (including areas for post-hoc analysis)
Was efficacy of 1 dose of the Pfizer vax a specified end-point – NO!
Endpoints were efficacy 7 days after the 2nd dose and safety
