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Steve Taylor

19 days

I’m a GP of 30yrs that sees the needs of patients & continues to care Govt/NHSE have got the #NHS so wrong Patients need GPs but not being funded GPs unemployed, leaving or practices closing Instead they’re funding alternative roles at expense of GPs

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

1 year

JUNIOR DOCTOR - PAY EXPLAINED 2008 - 24 Tins of beans an hour 2023 - 10 Tins of beans an hour #PayRestoration

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JUNIOR DOCTOR - PAY EXPLAINED 2008 - 24 Tins of beans an hour 2023 - 10 Tins of beans an hour #PayRestoration

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

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When I need to call out a plumber I’m grateful to pay £40/h because I don’t have the first clue how to fix my boiler, or the skills to fix a burst pipe Doctors are asking for half of that, to fix your kids In life we get the health services we pay for

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

2 years

PLEASE Don’t follow the advice of The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Rt Hon Theresa Coffey @theresecoffey Only use prescribed antibiotics Finish the course Don’t use left over antibiotics Never share with others (Share widely)

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

1 year

Private health firms donated £800,000 to Conservatives Where there is £ donated decisions are influenced Years ago Drs were prevented from receiving gifts (pens, post-it pads, etc) from Pharmaceutical companies for ‘fear’ of influence It’s time to stop

Revealed: Private health firms donated £800k to Tories

Private health tycoons have wined and dined senior ministers while cashing in on NHS contracts

www.opendemocracy.net

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

5 months

Junior Dr - pay explained again 2008 - 24 tins for an hour’s work 2023 - 10 tins for an hour’s work The Govt have increased pay to 11 tins/hour They have now offered half a tin more🤷🏻‍♂️

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

1 year

Listen to Drs/Nurses etc - not Media Dr since 1989, GP since 1993 140,000+ consults with people of all ages & backgrounds Mentored & helped train 60 GPs Ran a GP Practice 27yrs I think that gives me some knowledge of what might work in the #NHS #GPCrisis Blame MPs not GPs

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

1 month

John Major(June 2016) was spot on when he said:- “The NHS is about as safe with them(Conservatives) as a pet hamster would be with a hungry python” Just look at the state of the NHS today.

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

7 months

Rishi Sunak has decided that the £14.9bn of PPE fraud cannot be investigated & has written it all off This is the same amount of money as the entire budget for General Practice & Primary care for a year Imagine writing off 330million consultations, GPs, Nurses etc for a year

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

4 months

Succinct - Clear - Factual We haven't got enough money to spend £1-£2bn a year paying Drs, but we can find £8bn a year to cut a tax that's only paid by the richest 4% @BenKentish points out the flaw in the Govt’s claim that the UK can't afford a pay rise

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

7 months

RISHI’S fishy MATHS 50 refurbed schools = 4 40 new hospitals = 5 2000 more GPs = 2200 fewer 5000 beds = 900 maybe 800 ambulances = 51 20000 more police = 0 5% pay rise when inflation 10% = 5% pay cut Reducing inflation = prices still rise🤷🏻‍♂️ Bad at MATHS, INCOMPETENT or LIARS

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

2 months

Succinct - Clear - Factual We haven't got enough money to spend £1-£2bn a year paying Drs, but we can find £8bn a year to cut a tax that's only paid by the richest 4% @BenKentish points out the flaw in the Govt’s claim that the UK can't afford a pay rise

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

2 months

Junior Dr - pay explained - yet again🤷🏻‍♂️ 2008 - 24 tins for an hour’s work 2023 - 10 tins for an hour’s work The Govt have increased pay to 11 tins/hour They have now offered half a tin more🤷🏻‍♂️

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

2 months

Watching #breathtaking on ITV I can recall all aspects of 2020/21 - it was awful and I don’t need my WhatsApp messages to remember or recall what happened This Govt wasted £billions & have failed the UK We will not forget - nor should you - don’t forget

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

8 months

I grew up in Bucks - it’s always been Conservative, although maybe not for long 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 This Govt have got the #NHS so wrong Time to listen

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

1 year

I have just cried watching this I am a GP - 33 years of NHS work Why have we allowed this to happen? Seriously I am crying - I’m so angry #NHSCrisis

Good Morning Britain

@GMB

1 year

'If it doesn't change very quickly, the NHS is finished. It's not sustainable. It's going to collapse.' @DrHilaryJones shares insights from the NHS frontline as he reads out messages from doctors struggling with the NHS crisis.

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

1 year

Jeremy Hunt ruined the NHS He oversaw yrs of historically low funding increases ~1% This compared with an average of 6% 1997 - 2010 & compared with 4.3% recommended by the Office of Budget Responsibility Will he finish it off by refusing to pay staff

How new chancellor Jeremy Hunt ruined the NHS

As the former health secretary is appointed to the Exchequer, his ministerial past puts paid to his ‘sensible’ image

www.opendemocracy.net

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

2 months

As a GP practice we lost a third of Nursing home residents in the first wave due to the decisions made by leaders to discharge infected patients to homes It’s hugely concerning that this was done without mitigation of the risks #BREATHTAKING

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

2 months

Succinct - Clear - Factual We haven't got enough money to spend £1-£2bn a year paying Drs, but we can find £8bn a year to cut a tax that's only paid by the richest 4% @BenKentish points out the flaw in the Govt’s claim that the UK can't afford a pay rise

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

9 months

Private health firms donated £800,000 to Conservatives Where there is £ donated decisions are influenced Years ago Drs were prevented from receiving gifts (pens, post-it pads, etc) from Pharmaceutical companies for ‘fear’ of influence It’s time to stop

Revealed: Private health firms donated £800k to Tories

Private health tycoons have wined and dined senior ministers while cashing in on NHS contracts

www.opendemocracy.net

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

2 months

‘We are in danger of getting the health service we deserve’ ‘Lack of pay is just one thing, poor facilities is another, lowest number of beds, building’s crumbling…’ ‘In life you get what you pay for…’ Doctors are fighting to save the NHS for everyone

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

11 months

Jeremy Hunt ruined the NHS He oversaw yrs of historically low funding increases ~1% This compared with an average of 6% 1997 - 2010 & compared with 4.3% recommended by the Office of Budget Responsibility Will he finish it off by refusing to pay staff

How new chancellor Jeremy Hunt ruined the NHS

As the former health secretary is appointed to the Exchequer, his ministerial past puts paid to his ‘sensible’ image

www.opendemocracy.net

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

5 months

Rishi maths - always check the working 40 Hospitals = 5 50 refurbed schools = 4 2000 more GPs = 2200 fewer 5000 beds = 2700 fewer 800 ambulances = 51 More police = restored lost police 56% decrease crime = 56% increase Record funding = check inflation + population 5 pledges….🤔

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

11 months

WHY GP PRACTICES ARE FAILING UK population ⬆️7% - 2012-23 GPs ⬇️ 7% District nurses ⬇️42% Health Visitors ⬇️30% Learning Disability Nurses⬇️23% School Nurses⬇️25% Nursing home beds ⬇️ 12% Residential Care home beds ⬇️16% THEY ARE ALL CONNECTED PRIMARY CARE COLLAPSE

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

2 years

Seems an appropriate time to remember a quote from @CMO_England

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

10 months

This is my low tech GP surgery which will become 44% more efficient under Govt / NHSE plans Apparently GPs could become more efficient with more tech All the added tech has created more work not less over 30 years Yes that is the look of disbelief

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

1 month

You will miss GPs when they are gone BUPA advert below £140 for 30 min Currently you pay £163/year via Taxes for your GP services (it’s not enough) Govt/NHSE have increased this be £3 this year - 2% Average number of appts/year is 7 but many have more Can’t see a GP - blame MPs

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

10 months

Jeremy Hunt ruined the NHS He oversaw yrs of historically low funding increases ~1% This compared with an average of 6% 1997 - 2010 & compared with 4.3% recommended by the Office of Budget Responsibility Will he finish it off by refusing to pay staff

How new chancellor Jeremy Hunt ruined the NHS

As the former health secretary is appointed to the Exchequer, his ministerial past puts paid to his ‘sensible’ image

www.opendemocracy.net

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

8 months

RISHI’S MATHS 50 refurbed schools = 4 40 new hospitals = 5 2000 more GPs = 2200 fewer 20000 more police = 0 5% pay rise when inflation 10% = 5% pay cut Reduce inflation = prices still rise 🤷🏻‍♂️ Bad at maths, incompetent or lying

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

4 months

The NHS collapse - it has taken just 13 years - take a look at this from Channel 4 News

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

2 months

I grew up in Bucks - it’s always been Conservative, although maybe not for long I’m not a left wing activist, just a GP of 30yrs that sees the needs & continues to care This Govt have got the #NHS so wrong Patient needs GPs but 8000 to few Time to listen

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

5 months

“I’ve given you the most important metric which is, never mind life expectancy, never mind cancer outcomes, look at wage growth.” Guess it says it all

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

1 year

33 years in the NHS I can honestly say it’s never been this bad We need a national campaign of awareness We need people to know what they can expect It is all areas of Health and Social Care @SteveBarclay @Jeremy_Hunt @RishiSunak @NHSEnglandMedia @DHSCgovuk

Rob Galloway

@DrRobgalloway

1 year

I’ve worked in A&E for 22 years & seen nothing like this before. The NHS is in a critical state. We need urgent action for sake of our staff & patients. @SteveBarclay @RishiSunak we need you to listen to those who know what’s happening. To get them to listen, pls retweet

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

7 months

1 MILLION CANCELLATIONS* Due entirely to 2 people who ignore the most important ‘elephant in the room’ the fact that for 5 months they haven’t spoke to Doctors, refuse to talk and are failing patients *context this is just 1% of all appts

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

2 years

Healthcare workers checking twice a week Must stay away from work for up to 10 days (until neg) Seeing patients who don’t need to check or stay home and only need to ‘try’ even if they did test positive What could possibly go wrong? @sajidjavid #NHS

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

11 months

Jeremy Hunt ruined the NHS He oversaw yrs of historically low funding increases ~1% This compared with an average of 6% 1997 - 2010 & compared with 4.3% recommended by the Office of Budget Responsibility Will he finish it off by refusing to pay staff?

How new chancellor Jeremy Hunt ruined the NHS

As the former health secretary is appointed to the Exchequer, his ministerial past puts paid to his ‘sensible’ image

www.opendemocracy.net

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

1 year

Another day - another ‘plan’

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

1 year

Taking credit for fewer GPs doing more with less 2000 fewer GPs Less funding The absolute audacity on the eve of the worst contract imposition in years How dare you @SteveBarclay you have done absolutely nothing @TheBMA @BMA_GP @rcgp @DAUK_GP

Steve Barclay

@SteveBarclay

1 year

We’re making real progress in getting patients to see their GP quicker. ✅ Almost 2 million more appointments were delivered this February vs. February last year. 🗓️ That’s 100,000 more appointments each working day. 📈 With more GPs and primary care staff to come.

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9 months

NHS work done by Private Sector On the face of it a ‘good idea’ but wait…. The money spent is not then invested in the NHS, the private sector do this at a profit & long term capacity is lost form NHS making NHS a more reliant @DrAmirKhanGP Explains

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

5 months

The NHS collapse - it has taken just 13 years - take a look at this from Channel 4 News

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

1 year

The NHS will not be rescued by Private Providers Don’t let the Government or media convince you otherwise Less than 10% of treatments are done in the Private sector When YOU are chronically unwell, need emergency or complex care YOU will need the #NHS - even if you are the PM

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

10 months

We have the highest tax burden in 70 years. Councils are underfunded Education is underfunded Healthcare is underfunded The military is underfunded Our national infrastructure is ancient and crumbling. Where has our money gone?

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

1 year

I won't pretend NHS is envy of world … But it was in 2010 Not sure what’s happened then …. Anyone … Anyone 😳

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@DrSteveTaylor

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NHS England chair Richard Meddings uses private healthcare GP diagnosed DVT - was referred for scan - ‘which can take three months’ He claimed he still 'absolutely' trusted the NHS HAS NOT USED THE NHS SINCE HIS 20s Wrong man - wrong job - wrong decisions

Incoming NHS England chair admits he has used private healthcare

Former banker Richard Medding, 63 - who is Sajid Javid's pick to chair the NHS - revealed he chose to use private health care 'late last year' when being treated for deep vein thrombosis.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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@DrSteveTaylor

8 months

JUNIOR DOCTOR - PAY EXPLAINED 2008 - 24 Tins of beans an hour 2023 - 10 Tins of beans an hour #PayRestoration

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

1 year

Listen to Drs/Nurses etc - not Media /MPs Dr since 1989, GP since 1993 140,000+ consults with people of all ages & backgrounds Mentored & helped train 60 GPs Ran a GP Practice 27yrs I think that gives me some knowledge of what might work #NHS #GPCrisis Blame MPs not GPs

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We have the highest tax burden in 70 years. Councils are underfunded Education is underfunded Healthcare is underfunded The military is underfunded Our national infrastructure is ancient and crumbling. Where has our money gone?

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

7 months

It’s 181 days since the Govt sat in a room to ‘discuss’ pay with Doctors Last week they sat down with NHS ‘leaders’ to discuss Winter plans & announced £200m extra funding This week we found out the £200m was to handle the impact of strikes Unbelievable failure of leadership

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@DrSteveTaylor

4 months

When I was a Junior Dr, there was a Drs Mess, unlimited drinks, toast, biscuits, parking & I had a room to sleep in, all for free I was paid £19k/year which enabled me to buy a house for £63k. £19k is equivalent to £40k today Sadly the house I bought is now worth £350,000

Rebecca Long

@wontblonguk

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#juniordoctors version of #fairytaleofNewYork inspired by #thepogues @Doctors_Vote @BMA_JuniorDocs #fullpayrestoration #JuniorDoctorsStrike #Christmas #strikesongs #stannshospital #doctors #medics #MedTwitter

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

2 months

GP Partners to blame for missed Cancer Diagnosis In the case below the poster was asking whether to complain. I feel for all involved The patient who was delayed The PA who will be upset at missing this The receptionist who was doing what they were told The GP who was worried 🧵

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

9 days

John Major (June 2016) was spot on when he said:- “The NHS is about as safe with them (Conservatives) as a pet hamster would be with a hungry python” It was bad then just look at the state of the NHS today No one else to blame but the Conservatives

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

1 year

Blaming GPs for not enough appts is like blaming the only worker on the till at Tesco for your wait, for all the other empty tills, & telling them to work 24/7 1.4m consult GPs every day 1896 fewer GPs since 2015 Some chose to work ‘part-time’ due to 12hr days🤷🏻 #GPCrisis

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

10 months

WORKFORCE I have trained over 60 GPs & many more medical students What do I know? Well I know you can’t shortcut training, you can’t rely on good training to retain staff. You have to care for people, reward people for their work, dedication but you can’t force them to stay

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

10 months

COST COMPARISON Glastonbury weekend ticket £335 Full car service + MOT £225 Pet insurance £360 Football season ticket £380 5 take-away Coffees/week £3.40 - £884 Did you know that you get all your GP practice services for a year for £163 It’s too little #GPCrisis

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@DrSteveTaylor

1 year

The failure of the Government to discuss pay with Junior Drs shows what they really think about the NHS, you & me They are happy for the #NHS to continue to fail They are willing to put lives at risk The blame lies with them #NHSCrisis

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@DrSteveTaylor

12 days

NHS work done by Private Sector On the face of it a ‘good idea’ but wait…. The money spent is not then invested in the NHS, the private sector do this at a profit & long term capacity is lost form NHS making NHS a more reliant @DrAmirKhanGP Explains

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

7 months

NHS vs Private health? I was quoted £2000/year - OK I’m 57 - but I’m fit & no big issues, but they wouldn’t be covered & I’d be sent off to NHS for these NHS funding is £3400/year/person with everyone & everything covered The NHS is everyone’s insurance even if you go private

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

1 year

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

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

8 months

CARING FOR THEIR WEALTH - WITH YOUR HEALTH Too many stories of NHS funds being funnelled into companies & people who profit from other people’s misery PPE, T&T, backlog recovery, diagnostic hubs, AI, etc etc Government & their friends should not be profiting from healthcare

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

5 months

Just in case ‘Boris got the big calls right’ people - he didn’t - clips from March 2020 ‘Herd Immunity’ strategy set out by Boris cost the lives of many “We changed our strategy a couple of weeks ago from the herd immunity strategy” Jeremy Hunt 31/3/20

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@DrSteveTaylor

4 months

The NHS collapse - it has taken just 13 years - take a look at this from Channel 4 News

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@DrSteveTaylor

1 year

MPs have seen their pay increase £20k over the last 14yrs The rise this April representing a 31.7% cash increase compared to 2010/11 Given that Doctor pay over the same period has decreased 25% You might see a solution @SteveBarclay in your own pay packet #juniordoctors

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

10 months

RISHI SUNAK - Mother a Pharmacist, Father a GP Owing his upbringing, education & family income to the NHS, he has failed to recognise the need to pay staff Now decided that the UK doesn’t require UK trained Drs & Healthcare staff & by failing to pay them they will leave the UK

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

2 months

Medical School Applications fall by 20% Junior Doctors not moving on to higher training 40% Younger GPs leaving 25% The world outside Medicine in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 is much more attractive to the bright & talented who would under a different Govt pay agenda be staying in the NHS Rishi is a fool

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@DrSteveTaylor

1 year

The Prime Minster - the son of a GP & Pharmacist 13yrs when his Govt could have been investing 2000 fewer GPs 400 fewer Pharmacies Community care collapsing Too little, too late Why now? There must be an election soon!

Peter Stefanovic

@PeterStefanovi2

1 year

Terrific. So now we can get through quicker to be told we can’t see a doctor - Sunak’s latest cunning plan is to convince us that being told more quickly there’s no doctor available is a huge win for patients - who comes up with this absolute bollocks?!

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3 months

Private health firms donated £800,000 to Conservatives Where there is £ donated decisions are influenced Years ago Drs were prevented from receiving gifts (pens, post-it pads, etc) from Pharmaceutical companies for ‘fear’ of influence It’s time to stop

Revealed: Private health firms donated £800k to Tories

Private health tycoons have wined and dined senior ministers while cashing in on NHS contracts

www.opendemocracy.net

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@DrSteveTaylor

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NHS work done by Private Sector On the face of it a ‘good idea’ but wait…. The money spent is not then invested in the NHS, the private sector do this at a profit & long term capacity is lost form NHS making NHS a more reliant @DrAmirKhanGP Explains

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1 year

The Junior Drs are symbolic of the nation They started with hope & aspiration the best in their class They find themselves saddled with debt working in a broken system, for less than their forebears All being run to the ground for the benefit of the few Is this what YOU want?

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@DrSteveTaylor

4 months

“We spend below average on our health service compared to our peers, so it’s not surprising that we have fewer hospital beds, Drs, nurses, MRI/CT scanners. To a certain extent, you get what you pay for.” Siva Anandaciva, Chief Analyst @TheKingsFund

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

7 months

@Nurseborisbash So very hard for you, it reminds me of the worse part of the early pandemic when Drs & Nurses were crying out for PPE. When we got it it was awful initially & then so many exploited the PPE VIP lanes at everyone’s expense. Cold, heartless & greedy.

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

1 year

‘We haven’t had safe staffing levels for a decade at least’ @ShaunLintern There are undying reasons why the #NHS is struggling Drs, Nurses & other staff have to make a stand IF NOT NOW WHEN - the waits are intolerable - staffing unsafe - infrastructure poor

Shaun Lintern

@ShaunLintern

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@danielgoyal We haven't had safe staffing levels for a decade at least, and probably a lot further back. #whereistheworkforceplan

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2012 we celebrated an NHS we were proud of but 12yrs later it is a shadow 📉⬇️ life expectancy, longest waits, 250k excess deaths ccd with comparable nations, 7.7million waiting hospital treatments, dentist queues Con Govt must be proud of it’s legacy

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

9 months

The 3 people deciding that NHS Drs are paid enough despite Drs having 26% pay reductions & reducing Who have had pay restoration as MPs in 2016 & pay in line with inflation - not that they needed it - as their wealth keeps on growing It’s the sick that need Drs not the healthy

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Steve Taylor

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5 months

So well said @DrAmirKhanGP NHS is the very best example of where immigration is of benefit to UK society. I too am tired of the nonsense spoken by those in power or in the public eye who want to stoke division for their own gain, not the greater good.

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@DrSteveTaylor

4 months

‘We are in danger of getting the health service we deserve’ Lack of pay is just one thing, poor facilities is another, lowest number of beds, building’s crumbling… In life you get what you pay for….

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1 year

More than 43,000 people dead by time ambulance arrived in 2022 Just think about that It’s a shocking statistic This Government are ‘fiddling while Rome burns’ #NHSCrisis

More than 43,000 people dead by time ambulance arrived in 2022 – data

The figures for England were obtained through Freedom of Information requests submitted by the Liberal Democrats.

www.standard.co.uk

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

4 months

@DeborahMeaden The ring fenced budget for Covid was included in NHS budget as was Track and Trace, unused private hospital provision. You will actually see a drop in NHS budgets excluding these funds Then look at disposals - taken from DHSS accounts

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@DrSteveTaylor

5 months

Extremely grateful for the NHS, working in it for 34yrs but more importantly as a patient Without it I would have had huge bill today I will continue to share facts & hold the Govt/NHSE to account because we will all need care at some point & you never know when it will be you

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

2 years

GPs - Facts or fiction 🧵 They are not seeing patients F2F Why are waiting rooms are empty They are not working AEs are full because GPs aren’t seeing patients They shut their doors during the pandemic They are all part-time They are paid too much They no longer care 1/9

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@DrSteveTaylor

1 year

COST COMPARISON Glastonbury weekend ticket £335 Full car service + MOT £225 Pet insurance £360 Football season ticket £380 5 take-away Coffees/week £3.40 - £884 Did you know that you get all your GP practice services for a year for £163 It’s too little #GPCrisis

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

8 months

Scottish junior Doctors accept pay offer & no strikes ▪️12.4% this yr ▪️inflation beating pay rises for 3 yrs ▪️commitment to full pay restoration ▪️removal from “independent” pay review body Attracted by better pay & conditions? Now just over the border, not only Australia/NZ

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@DrSteveTaylor

9 months

£1 a week That’s the average cost to each UK resident of a pay increase for NHS Drs & other staff, to keep them in the NHS, & appreciate their added value to all of us That’s what the Government has been saying is unacceptable & unaffordable on our behalf

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

5 months

Meanwhile somewhere on a yacht paid for by taxpayers sits a couple of people who failed to supply PPE - no court case - no conviction

Tristan Kirk

@kirkkorner

5 months

Woman, 55, from High Wycombe prosecuted for not paying her TV Licence - In debt - Using food banks - Can't afford heating - On benefits - Mental health issues Says she tried to set up a payment plan but was told "you can't, it's too late". Convicted and ordered to pay £116.

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

6 months

Listening to the #CovidInquiryUK I now appreciate more than ever what Prof Chris Whitty said to GPs in 2021

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

2 months

This is the queue to register with an NHS Dentist 2024, in 1990s 93% of dentists worked for the NHS. Govt cut funding, made the contract harder & Dentistry became 75% private 2024 - 93% of GPs are NHS Govt is cutting funding & GPs are leaving GP Future👇🏼

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@DrSteveTaylor

2 months

‘Can’t see a GP because of all those immigrants’ 🤔 The TRUTH is the only reason you will be able to see a GP in the future is because of all those immigrants Don’t let the facts get in the way of Govt rhetoric

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@DrSteveTaylor

10 months

Plans to shorten medical training put quality of NHS care at risk In other countries they are looking to extend training due to the increasing complexity of care & health innovations, but the UK is looking to reduce training

Plans to shorten medical training put quality of NHS care at risk, doctors say

Unions say government proposals to cut training by a year and introduce apprenticeships could dilute skills

www.theguardian.com

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

2 months

Jeremy Hunt ruined the NHS, oversaw yrs of historically low funding increases~1% Compared with 6% 1997-2010 And 4.3% advised by the OBR He will finish it off by refusing to pay staff & fund GP Practices Enjoy your tax cuts all ~ spend it on Private Health

How new chancellor Jeremy Hunt ruined the NHS

As the former health secretary is appointed to the Exchequer, his ministerial past puts paid to his ‘sensible’ image

www.opendemocracy.net

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

8 months

UK IS DYING UK has seen an increase in avoidable deaths & fall in life expectancy Link to Govt austerity is particularly clear when comparisons are made with peer nations, the NHS has been under resourced, leading to poorer outcomes We’re earning less compared with peers too!

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@DrSteveTaylor

4 months

LAST YEAR 12 MILLION HOSPITAL CANCELLATIONS NOT DUE TO STRIKES 230,000 every week, double what it was 10years ago Doctors at fault for all those cancelled appts? No it was Govt - under funding, reduced bed capacity, NHS leadership Then blame Drs whilst failing to resolve pay

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

11 months

Hang on I think that there’s been a GP plan before … 2012 Andrew Lansley 2014 Five Year Forward (Now 4 years backward 🤔) 2019 Long term plan & people plan Problem without GP RETENTION none of them work

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

9 months

"We spend below average on our health service compared to our peers, so its not surprising that we have fewer hospital beds, doctors, nurses, MRI/CT scanners. To a certain extent, you get what you pay for." Siva Anandaciva, Chief Analyst @TheKingsFund

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

8 months

Propped up hospitals, schools & public buildings The Conservative Government has FAILED to support public services & staff UK has the highest taxation for a generation but much worse public services & infrastructure Where has the money gone? PPE, Energy firms, Banks, Friends

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@DrSteveTaylor

4 months

New Health Secretary Victoria Atkins - ‘We are making progress on 5000 hospital beds’ 5000 beds are like so many other statements from Government just empty words, and the reality is something completely different. Always check👇🏻

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@DrSteveTaylor

9 months

The last time the Government decided to create some extra beds they built Nightingale Hospitals cost & lost £500m They forgot about staffing them, only 300 admissions occurred Longer term planning is essential including permanent staff, not just winter

Extra hospital beds made available for winter - NHS England

There will be 5,000 more beds and better planning, but fears remain about staffing and funding.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

1 year

Just heard @RishiSunak tell @BBCHughPym that there are record number of GPs Well perhaps he meant a record of lowering numbers We actually now have the equivalent of 1,896 fewer fully qualified full-time GPs compared to Sept 2015 #GPCrisis Blame MPs not GPs @BMA_GP @DAUK_GP

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@DrSteveTaylor

3 months

AVERAGE COST OF APPOINTMENT TO THE NHS Pharmacy First - £40 ARRS - £35 GP - £23 Which ones do the Government & NHSE support? Which one is more needed & safer for patient care? GPs are leaving, one at a time, then teams, then contracts handed back Blame MPs not GPs

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

2 years

NHS Funding :- £3168/person/year = £8.68/day The same price as a coffee & toastie from Costa £155/year goes to General Practice = 42p/day Nothing on the Costa menu #GPCrisis Blame MPs not GPs

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Steve Taylor

@DrSteveTaylor

7 months

RAPID ACCESS CHEST PAIN CLINICs Yesterday referring a person for an assessment of suspected angina - best locally 47 weeks - best nationally 15 weeks (200 miles away) This was & should be 2 weeks, impossible/unsafe for patients & GPs This Government is responsible for deaths

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