@matthwilliams Hi Matt, of course, the background stuff and links are here bma.org.uk/news-and-opini… 1/x @matthwilliams More detail here including some instructions on what to do if some of this stuff is already in job plans bma.org.uk/pay-and-contra… 2/x

NHS consultants, rate card is going great, rates being snuck in around the country under the radar of ICS/ICBs, employers and Department of Health really feeling the squeeze. One message, 'hold the line, you're winning', don't do extras for less than BMA rates please retweet 1/x The rate card is about immediate pay but we need to fix pension tax, restore DDRB & base pay. We're trying to discuss with Government😉but we may need to up the ante, therefore it's vital you check workplace & *specialty* details on BMA site *now*, retweet/whatsapp colleagues 2/3

@Neil_J_Smart @Retepkram1 @_JoshBurke_ The are loads of different ways of measuring inflation, unions tend to use RPI (and so does government when you owe it money). The following graphs use CPI. Some are a different time scale. The numbers I usually quote are take home pay measured against RPI 1/x @Neil_J_Smart @Retepkram1 @_JoshBurke_ Here's one, shorter timescale than ours (we go to 2008 - ie financial crash/austerity), it's gross pay so the impact of markedly increased deductions in our pay isn't measured. It does show how we compare. 2/x