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The BMA

@TheBMA

5 years

. @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

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We see that @SteveBarclay has told @BBCR4today programme he is meeting with doctors later today. Actually he cancelled the 9am meeting we agreed so he could do media, and a further meeting is not yet agreed. Hopefully it will be soon.

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4 years

Many of our members are deeply concerned about the risks of a second-spike in COVID-19 cases. That's why we're clear that until case numbers are much lower, we should not consider reopening schools - good to see our concerns making front page news today

The Guardian

@guardian

4 years

Guardian front page, Saturday 16 May 2020: Reopening schools on 1 June is too dangerous, say doctors

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The BMA

@TheBMA

1 year

In response to the misleading figures used in the tweet below from @DHSCgovuk 👇 BMA Council Chair @DrPhilBanfield has today written to the Cabinet Secretary to request a formal investigation to see if it has broken civil service code.

Department of Health and Social Care

@DHSCgovuk

1 year

The BMA has demanded a 35% pay rise for junior doctors. Here's their current average pay rates at different levels.

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The BMA

@TheBMA

7 months

You have totally misunderstood and this post is wrong. Please delete and/or correct your mistake. Tom (a consultant) covered for junior doctors who were on strike at the time. [1/2]

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@TheBMA

4 years

We’ve written to @NEUnion to offer our support to teachers and education professionals who are urging caution over plans to reopen schools before there is clear evidence to support the safety of such a move.

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The BMA

@TheBMA

4 years

We are hearing reports of a shocking lack of PPE supplies across trusts in England today. The Government must address dwindling PPE supplies immediately - PPE should not be being rationed due to a lack of supply. 1/3

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The BMA

@TheBMA

4 years

Boris Johnson tells #PMQs that Government is ‘prioritising testing for #COVID19 for NHS staff’ – this claim is not reflected in the experiences of our members at the frontline of the health service and is something we are pushing to be resolved as a matter of urgency

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@TheBMA

7 months

"Are you prepared to sit down with the BMA?” “Of course we are, we’ve tried multiple times” @RishiSunak falsely claiming to have tried to negotiate with us when in reality we've now asked in 10 separate letters to meet with Govt to discuss pay and every request has been rebuffed.

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The BMA

@TheBMA

4 months

The PM says consultants and SAS doctors have settled their pay disputes. This is incorrect. We’ve put the Government’s offer to our members and they’ll now decide. We’re deeply disappointed the Government hasn’t made a credible offer we can also put to junior doctors.

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The BMA

@TheBMA

1 year

Apparently the door is always open yet we’re still waiting for @SteveBarclay to speak with us……

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The BMA

@TheBMA

1 year

We have revoked the derogation granted to Weston General Hospital. It has become apparent that both the BMA and NHS England were misled over the level of staffing cover. Either local management were unaware they had sufficient senior cover, or they deliberately misled us.

The BMA

@TheBMA

1 year

As part of the junior doctors strike action, we have agreed to a derogation today (Tues 11 April) and tomorrow (Weds 12 April) to cover the Emergency Department and acute medicine at Weston General Hospital. 1/3

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The BMA

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4 months

"It is vital that the UK stands up for human rights and medical neutrality during this crucial period if, for no other reason, than it is the right thing to do." @DrPhilBanfield & @DrLatifaPatel have written to Govt requesting urgent support to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

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The BMA

@TheBMA

10 months

Rishi Sunak said today at #PMQs that rising NHS waiting lists is down to industrial action. Well how about the last 13 years of rising waiting lists?

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The BMA

@TheBMA

3 years

We are shocked and saddened to hear that Prof Kailash Chand OBE FRCGP has passed away. Vice President, former deputy council chair, GPC member and staunch defender of the NHS, his was a life of service to his patients and fellow doctors and all at the BMA will miss him deeply.

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The BMA

@TheBMA

3 years

BMA Council has today voted to oppose the Health and Care Bill ahead of its second reading, on the grounds of ‘significant risks’ to the NHS. It is particularly unwise to implement wholesale reform like this while we are still tackling #COVID19 and resulting backlog of care 1/3

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The BMA

@TheBMA

1 year

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.

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@TheBMA

1 year

Full page in @guardian today. Let’s spread the word about #PayRestoration for Junior Doctors #DayTwo #JuniorDoctorsStrike

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@TheBMA

4 years

The PM's lockdown roadmap is too fast, too confusing and too risky. We need to see clear plans and be confident that the shortcomings of the past are not repeated - read the full response from our chair of council @CNagpaul #BorisSpeech

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The BMA

@TheBMA

1 year

We support nurses in their rejection of a derisory pay offer and stand by them in their ongoing campaign for fair pay, upcoming strike action and re-ballot. Full statement from @DrPhilBanfield

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The BMA

@TheBMA

3 years

Very disappointed to see an MP making these completely false and unsubstantiated claims. We hope that he will withdraw his comments and apologise. These kinds of false statements shouldn’t be any part of the debate about how best to protect people @ABridgen

LBC

@LBC

3 years

The British Medical Association could be lobbied by the PPE industry to advocate for continued use of face masks after July 19, Tory MP Andrew Bridgen suggests. @mattfrei | @ABridgen

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The BMA

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7 months

This is exactly how essential care continues to be provided during strikes. Tom didn’t cross a picket line. He wasn’t supposed to be on strike at the time. Generously, he donated his fee to the strike fund. [2/2] If you'd like to donate, you can do here:

Fight for pay restoration for junior doctors

Donate to the BMA strike fund to help us fight for pay restoration for junior doctors.

bmastrikefund.raisely.com

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The BMA

@TheBMA

3 years

‘Patients have until June 23 to opt out and most don’t even know about it’ Thanks @MarinaHyde ; we're urging a delay until patients+public have had time to be aware of/understand this, and so they can choose to opt-out if they wish

The Tories have worked out how to pull off an NHS data grab: do it during a pandemic | Marina Hyde

Taking data from patients in England was so unpopular in 2014 it was shelved. Now it’s happening without the scrutiny, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

www.theguardian.com

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The BMA

@TheBMA

4 years

Doctors and our NHS colleagues are still being billed for the immigration health surcharge – months after action was promised. We’re keeping the pressure up on Govt – great to see our work raised at #PMQs by @Keir_Starmer today

BBC Politics

@BBCPolitics

4 years

"I want to return to the prime minister's other recent U-turn," says Labour's Keir Starmer, adding that doctors are still being billed the NHS immigration surcharge Boris Johnson says workers who have paid the charge since 21 May will be refunded #PMQs

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The BMA

@TheBMA

3 years

@doctor_oxford @bobscartoons @Telegraph This is appalling to hear Rachel – this is completely unacceptable and should not be tolerated; there should be consequences for abusing NHS staff like this. If there is any way we can be of help here please send us a DM so we can follow up

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The BMA

@TheBMA

2 months

Extremely disappointing that Peers have tonight waved through legislation that will blur the lines between PAs and doctors, with potentially dangerous consequences for patients. We thank Peers who urged Government to heed the warnings of the medical profession.

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The BMA

@TheBMA

6 months

Doctors have been repeatedly misrepresented by the government during this industrial dispute so it's good that these false claims about @thomasdolphin have now been corrected. We are grateful to Mr Anderson for his contribution to our strike fund. Please repost.

Lee Anderson MP

@LeeAndersonMP_

6 months

On the 6th October 2023 I shared a link on X to a Mail Online article entitled ‘Militant union leader at the heart of doctors strikes is a Labour activist who boasted of charging the NHS for a strike cover shift. I accept that my words were misleading as the subject in question…

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@TheBMA

4 years

The NHS is on a cliff edge, so it’s incredibly disappointing that the health spending commitment in the Conservative manifesto does not meet the levels needed. Our full response:

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@TheBMA

2 years

We have collated thousands of accounts from those on the frontline of the response to the #COVID19 pandemic; as our chair @CNagpaul says, they ‘demonstrate unequivocally that Government failed in its duty of care to the [medical] profession’ @itvnews

The damning testimony NHS staff have submitted to the Covid inquiry | ITV News

ITV News can reveal some of the testimony from doctors and healthcare workers collated by the British Medical Association to submit to the inquiry. | ITV National News

www.itv.com

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The BMA

@TheBMA

6 months

The BMA is appalled by the bombing of Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza. Medical facilities are protected under international humanitarian law; patients should not be killed in their beds and neither should the doctors and other healthcare professionals treating them. (1/2)

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The BMA

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1 year

Today, we stand in solidarity with the thousands of nurses who are back on picket lines across the country. Junior doctors see the hard work, professionalism and dedication of nurses every day. Fair pay should be a bare minimum. 🧵👇 @theRCN

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The BMA

@TheBMA

3 years

The narrative that GPs are refusing to see patients face-to-face is dangerous and inaccurate and it has to stop. We call on the health secretary to speak up openly and unequivocally in support of general practice, and have written to him outlining three specific action points.

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1 year

“The Government’s response to the current winter pressures are not only inadequate but they fail to take into account how serious and how systemic this problem really is” @DrPhilBanfield spoke to @Channel4News on the growing crisis facing the NHS

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The BMA

@TheBMA

2 years

We stand alongside rail workers in their defence of their livelihoods, working conditions and the future of the rail network

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The BMA

@TheBMA

2 years

“Today’s announcement from the PM risks creating a false sense of security when the levels of infection and illness remain high, & the NHS is still under crippling pressure.” Read our full response following the decision to relax Plan B COVID restrictions

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The BMA

@TheBMA

1 year

We will be asking NHSE to explore any potential probity issues. We granted a derogation in good faith and it is incredibly disappointing to see this abused in this way. We are grateful to our consultant and SAS colleagues for their hard work providing cover during the strikes.

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The BMA

@TheBMA

2 months

The GMC continuing to blur the lines between doctors and PAs is no longer tenable. PAs are not doctors and are not medically trained. The lived reality is that this is causing significant confusion for patients. (1/2)

GMC

@gmcuk

2 months

🧵The updated #GoodMedicalPractice2024 uses the term ‘medical professionals’ as a collective term for doctors, physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs), rather than listing out each individual role for every reference. We haven't removed doctors from the…

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The BMA

@TheBMA

4 months

Today we and the Covid Airborne Protection Alliance have written to NHSE to highlight the urgent need for their Infection Protection Control guidance to be updated to better protect staff and patients. Read the full letter below.

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The BMA

@TheBMA

9 months

Thank you to @Dr_PhilippaW for highlighting to @RishiSunak the need to address doctors' pay erosion and telling him the importance of sitting down and negotiating to avoid strike action.

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The BMA

@TheBMA

1 year

Today BMA Council have written to @theRCN to express our solidarity with their decision to take industrial action. Together we fight for fair pay, safe patient care and to protect the NHS.

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The BMA

@TheBMA

5 years

@Jacob_Rees_Mogg @djnicholl For more information on the very real risks to our health service, read our briefing on a no-deal Brexit and the risks to the NHS

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The BMA

@TheBMA

1 year

Today’s attacks on our members briefed to the media are a desperate attempt to distract from the real crisis facing our NHS and profession. Despite numerous inaccuracies, we will not give these articles the attention they crave. It shows our #PayRestoration campaign is working.

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The BMA

@TheBMA

3 years

The UK could soon see 100k Covid cases a day, and we now have the same number of weekly Covid deaths as we had during lockdown in March. The time for action is now

British Medical Association says ‘time is now’ for Covid plan B

The doctors’ trade union believes not taking action over England’s growing Covid cases is ‘wilfully negligent’

www.theguardian.com

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The BMA

@TheBMA

8 months

If the Government doesn’t start valuing its most skilled and senior doctors, the care you receive will suffer. Join us in calling them back to the negotiation table urgently.

Write to your MP

bma.org.uk

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The BMA

@TheBMA

1 year

Today the Prime Minister showed a baffling lack of urgency in addressing an NHS in crisis. BMA North East regional council chair Dr George Rae spoke to @SkyNews this evening, following the PMs comments - watch below. 👉 Read the full BMA statement here

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The BMA

@TheBMA

3 years

Following the abuse of @doctor_oxford yesterday, pleased to see that the Telegraph appears to have taken immediate + decisive action. This should serve as warning that targeting abuse at NHS workers doing their jobs should not and will not be tolerated

Telegraph sacks cartoonist Bob Moran over Twitter posts targeting NHS doctor

Telegraph has sacked cartoonist Bob Moran over Twitter posts he has made attacking NHS doctors and Covid-19 policies. Follows earlier suspension.

pressgazette.co.uk

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The BMA

@TheBMA

3 years

93% of respondents to our snap poll of GPs told us the ‘rescue package’ proposed for general practice is unacceptable. Demand a better plan; sign and share our petition calling for more GPs, staff and better facilities #SupportYourSurgery #ProtectGP 👇

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The BMA

@TheBMA

2 months

"Patients must know who is treating them and the skills and abilities that clinician has." Today, we have published new guidance on the scope of responsibilities for Medical Associate Professionals (MAPs). Read more here:

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The BMA

@TheBMA

6 months

Respond to the Government’s proposals for minimum service levels on strike days which, if implemented, will significantly impact your ability to take safe but effective action 👇

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The BMA

@TheBMA

7 months

'It is categorically untrue that any agreements were made locally' Five Local Negotiating Committee chairs sign letter to @SteveBarclay calling for the health secretary to correct his 'deeply disingenuous claim' about strike exemptions on @BBCr4today

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@TheBMA

3 years

It's incredibly concerning that the Govt is taking so little action to protect public against Covid, as @CNagpaul has told Sky News

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The BMA

@TheBMA

5 years

@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

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The BMA

@TheBMA

1 year

The Government has consistently refused offers to meet and put up further obstacles to prevent meaningful talks occurring. We are now asking @DHSCgovuk to agree to the arbitration service, @acasorguk , facilitating talks so we can move towards a resolution.

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The BMA

@TheBMA

8 months

These abhorrent views are an unfortunate illustration of recent survey findings. We cannot allow sexual abuse and misogyny to become normalised within the profession. Our stance is clear: doctors who abuse their positions to commit sexual assault have no place in medicine.

Dr Rachel Clarke

@doctor_oxford

8 months

Yesterday we learned of the disgusting sexual abuse female surgeons experience in the NHS. Today, writing in the Times, recently retired anaesthetist Peter Hilton unintentionally shows exactly why disgusting sexual abuse in the NHS still thrives & prospers. Un - be - lievable.

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The BMA

@TheBMA

4 years

Good to see our research on PPE raised at #PMQs by @Keir_Starmer - half of doctors we surveyed had to buy their own PPE or rely on donations. We need to see a real guarantee of PPE for NHS staff ahead of any moves to ease lockdown

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The BMA

@TheBMA

9 months

New analysis shows Consultant pay has fallen far behind that of comparable professions. Why is saving a life worth so little to this Government? Solidarity to those taking #ConsultantStrike action today.

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The BMA

@TheBMA

4 months

We have written to @AmandaPritchard to raise serious concerns about the way that @NHSEngland are engaging with the national derogations system and we are seeking her urgent intervention. Read the letter:

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The BMA

@TheBMA

1 year

As part of the junior doctors strike action, we have agreed to a derogation today (Tues 11 April) and tomorrow (Weds 12 April) to cover the Emergency Department and acute medicine at Weston General Hospital. 1/3

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The BMA

@TheBMA

10 months

We've written to the PM asking him to enter into intensive talks about junior doctors #PayRestoration , and to engage with ACAS. #ARM2023 Read the letter from @DrPhilBanfield here 👇

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@TheBMA

1 month

Today we celebrate the professionalism and dedication of all doctors working across the UK. Share your thoughts and pictures below. #NationalDoctorsDay

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@TheBMA

10 months

"We are willing to do what it takes for our profession and our patients. And we will strike to the next general election and beyond if that is what it takes." Watch @DrPhilBanfield address #ARM2023 👇

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2 years

While we do have to adjust to the reality of living with #COVID19 we – and NHS leaders – believe this shouldn’t mean ignoring the ongoing harm it is still causing to many by removing protections to some of society's most vulnerable, says @CNagpaul 👇

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The BMA

@TheBMA

6 months

The BMA is devastated by the further killing of civilians including health workers and profoundly concerned about reports of doctors and health workers not being able to treat the sick and wounded at Al Shifa hospital in Gaza. (1/4)

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The BMA

@TheBMA

4 years

Today’s letter to @BorisJohnson raises the issue of adequate PPE for all staff & the immediate prioritisation of testing healthcare workers & their households. Failure to do so puts them at risk & reduces the workforce needed to provide care for #Covid_19

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@TheBMA

2 years

Read the letter from @DrPhilBanfield and @ERunswickBMA to @RCPhysicians expressing the BMA’s serious concerns about Dr Sarah Clarke’s recent comments regarding doctors and other healthcare workers taking action to protect their working conditions.

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The BMA

@TheBMA

2 months

Tomorrow (Monday 26 February) the House of Lords will debate PA regulation by the GMC. Read our open letter to Peers asking them to oppose this legislation. If you have not yet written to a Peer about your concerns, there is still time:

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The BMA

@TheBMA

8 months

The BMA is deeply concerned that Epsom and St Hellier University Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking to force Dr Usha Prasad to pay the Trust’s costs in relation to the employment tribunal process stemming from Dr Prasad raising patient safety issues🧵

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The BMA

@TheBMA

3 years

Our council chair @Cnagpaul spoke to BBC Breakfast this morning about the case for accelerating the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine based on advice from the WHO, and the international evidence

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The BMA

@TheBMA

4 months

We have granted a derogation for one junior doctor for the neonatal unit at University Hospital Lewisham for the day shift on 5th January. The trust have informed us that alternative sources of staffing have been exhausted. Our priority is patient safety.

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The BMA

@TheBMA

7 months

Today junior doctors and consultants rallied on the doorstep of the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester to show the government that we will not be silenced. Thank you to everyone who came along. Together we will continue, stronger than ever, towards full pay restoration.

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@TheBMA

2 months

We encourage all those who can to watch the new #BREATHTAKING series on @ITV which brings to life @doctor_oxford experiences on the frontline, many of which will be shared across the medical profession.

Dr Rachel Clarke

@doctor_oxford

2 months

Here’s a new clip of #BREATHTAKING - on tonight, 9pm on @ITV Please watch if you feel able. Please don’t look away. #NHS 💙

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@TheBMA

2 months

During the debate @IloraFinlay has brilliantly highlighted the stark difference between the pay of a newly qualified junior doctor and that of a physician associate.

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@TheBMA

1 year

It is disingenuous to link excess deaths with strike days, as some parts of the media have today. Read the full statement from @DocStrain

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@TheBMA

1 year

‘We will not stand by while our country gets sicker’ Our chair of council @DrPhilBanfield new year message to our members is a rallying cry as we head into another difficult year. 👇

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@TheBMA

4 months

We would like to remind @RishiSunak and @VictoriaAtkins that we have not accepted a deal, nor resolved our dispute. @BMA_Consultants can still vote in the pay referendum and details about the @BMA_SAS doctors referendum will be available in the new year.

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@TheBMA

4 years

The workforce simply cannot continue facing the prospect of either being put directly in harm’s way or facing anxiety of not knowing whether they will be adequately protected or not. 2/3

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@TheBMA

10 months

"For him to say there is 'no connection whatsoever between austerity and the unequal impact of the pandemic on disadvantaged communities’ is quite staggering". Our President @martinmckee responding to George Osborne's appearance today at the Covid Inquiry.

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@TheBMA

1 year

Today junior doctors in England begin their 2nd round of strike action for #PayRestoration We thank you all for your support #JuniorDoctorsStrike

Junior Doctors

@BMA_JuniorDocs

1 year

The junior doctors operating on your appendix are paid just £66.55 between them. For a potentially life-saving procedure, which lasts about an hour. Is this a fair price to put on high quality healthcare? #PayRestoration #JuniorDoctorsStrike

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@TheBMA

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The Government’s plan to regulate physician associates under the GMC must be stopped. To patients, PAs and doctors can appear the same, but they should know who’s treating them. Write to your MP so they can force the Government to abandon its plans.

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@TheBMA

1 year

Aside from the misleading & inaccurate info in this article- we’d also like to call out the sexism in giving our senior male doctors titles (Prof Banfield, Dr Wijesuriya) but not our senior female leaders. Dr Emma Runswick & Dr Becky Acres please @thetimes

Doctors must fight this militant takeover

The unprecedented three-day strike now under way by England’s 61,000 junior doctors is a shocker. The doctors are providing no emergency cover and making no exe

www.thetimes.co.uk

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@TheBMA

3 months

Thanks to Dr Dan Poulter MP for securing last night’s important adjournment debate on Physician Associates (PAs), and for outlining serious patient safety concerns over the expansion of these roles.

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@TheBMA

5 years

‘For the sake of the NHS let us, the people, have the final say’. Our chair @CNagpaul addresses #PeoplesVoteMarch on the risks of #Brexit to the NHS #PutItToThePeople

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@TheBMA

2 years

The ban on ‘conversion therapy’ must extend to every member of the LGBTQ+ community. Read the full statement from @DrLatifaPatel on yesterday’s dismaying reports

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@TheBMA

6 months

We are clear: until there is clarity and material assurances about the role of MAPs, they should not be recruited in the NHS. Read the full press statement following a vote of our UK Council.

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5 years

We have joined ten other health unions in writing to @Borisjohnson today to warn that a no deal Brexit could risk potentially fatal shortages of medicines and exacerbate the ongoing NHS staffing crisis

No-deal Brexit could cause ‘fatal’ medicine shortages, health unions warn

Stark warning comes as prime minister receives Queen’s assent to prorogue parliament

www.independent.co.uk

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@TheBMA

1 year

For those asking, we fully support @pret for giving its work force successive pay rises. We are just asking for the same treatment for doctors. #PayRestoration #JuniorDoctorsStrike

The BMA

@TheBMA

1 year

Full page in @guardian today. Let’s spread the word about #PayRestoration for Junior Doctors #DayTwo #JuniorDoctorsStrike

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3 years

After weeks of promising a ‘rescue package’ for general practice, we are dismayed that today’s announcement could sink the ship altogether. The Government has today shown how out of touch it is with the reality on the ground (1/4)

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@TheBMA

4 years

'Please do not put healthcare workers in this situation'. @CNagpaul tells @BBCNews our members are still not getting the PPE they need, putting them in the impossible and unacceptable situation where they find themselves risking their lives going to work on the #COVID19 frontline

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@TheBMA

5 months

Our deep concern about DHSC's plan to regulate PAs and AAs by @GMCUK stems from the fact that: 1. They are not doctors 2. GMC regulation will compound patient confusion 3. ‘Associate’ titles blur distinctions between doctors, AAs and PAs. The Gov’t must change this unsafe plan.

GMC

@gmcuk

5 months

1/3 Late next year we’ll be welcoming physician associates and anaesthesia associates into regulation. Regulation will help to increase the contribution they can make to UK healthcare, while keeping patients safe.

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The BMA

@TheBMA

2 years

Ahead of Government’s official inquiry into its handling of #COVID19 we have undertaken one of the largest and most detailed analyses of doctors’ views and experiences during the pandemic #BMACovidReview Read it here 👇

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The BMA

@TheBMA

10 months

Story here:

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The BMA

@TheBMA

1 year

1 in 7 UK-trained doctors have left to practise in another country @FT reports - and its easy to see why with rates like this 👇 Junior doctors and nurses have suffered a much steeper decline in real-terms pay than the average worker. #PayRestoration

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The BMA

@TheBMA

2 months

Thank you to @natalieben for highlighting our concerns about the regulation of physician associates (PAs), and the fact that the Government have ignored doctors' concerns repeatedly. Legislation is currently being debated @UKHouseofLords

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The BMA

@TheBMA

3 years

More than 12,000 people have already signed our petition to #SupportYourSurgery which goes to show how important a well-resourced GP service is to our patients. If you haven’t added your name yet, sign and share below 👇

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The BMA

@TheBMA

1 year

It appears that @SteveBarclay is disappointed that 'some' union members have voted to strike... 77% turnout rate and 98% yes vote for strike action speak for themselves. So do the 63.3% turnout rate and 72% yes votes from his own constituency in 2019...

Junior doctors vote for strikes in England over NHS pay

British Medical Association planning 72-hour walkout as early as mid-March in fight for more pay.

www.bbc.co.uk

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The BMA

@TheBMA

8 months

“Senior doctors’ concerns about patient safety are being ignored every day.” BMA council chair ⁦ @DrPhilBanfield ⁩ calls for regulation of NHS managers in appearance on ⁦⁦ @BBCBreakfast ⁩ this morning

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The BMA

@TheBMA

4 months

We have granted a derogation for one (junior) doctor for the obstetric unit at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust for the night shift on 5th January due to an unexpected, last-minute event. Our priority is patient safety.

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The BMA

@TheBMA

7 months

"I would like to ask whether you have communicated your concerns directly to the Prime Minister who, tonight, could similarly write to me and open pay negotiations with both junior doctors and consultants?" Read @DrPhilBanfield 's reply to NHS England's letter on patient safety.

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The BMA

@TheBMA

4 years

To see such important recommendations missed off this crucial document is deeply worrying. The BMA, as a body that contributed to the review, will be formally asking the Government, “Why?”

Inzamam Rashid

@inzyrashid

4 years

EXCLUSIVE: I’ve seen a 69 page doc which was “held back” by the government which includes recommendations on how to protect BAME people from #COVID19 . This was sent by @PHE_uk to the government with 7 recommendations after hours of stakeholder engagement. @SkyNews Here they are:

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The BMA

@TheBMA

4 months

The Government has not reached a deal with consultants or SAS doctors. Offers are now being voted on by consultants and SAS doctors and then we will decide whether they are acceptable and enough to bring an end to both disputes. Yet again @RishiSunak must correct his response.

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