Absolutely honoured and delighted to accept an offer for an 8-year run through General Surgery programme! @NHSEastEngland
Still cannot quite believe that I'm going to be a surgeon! šÆš”
#CST#grateful#IST#MedTwitter
Just one day left to benefit from early bird registration rates for the BOMSS ASM 2026.
With a multidisciplinary programme covering the latest developments in obesity care, now is the perfect time to secure your place.
Early bird rates end tomorrow, 31 May.
#BOMSSASM2026
Attention Bariatric trainees! Donāt miss the @bariatricBOMSS ASM ā26 Training Day on 10th June ā26.
A dedicated day for surgical trainees covering GLP-1s, the future of surgery, careers, academic pathways, international opportunities, & practical sessions!
#bomss#bariatrics
Register now for the next BOMSS Educational Webinar presented by the Dr Megan Jenkins team next Wednesday (25th) Feb at 8:00PM.
Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regiā¦
Register now for the next BOMSS Journal Club hosted by the University Hospitals Lewisham team this Wednesday (4th) Feb at 8:00PM.
Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regiā¦
1/ NEW & IMPORTANT: LOTS of new data this week incl new pay data 28/3/24 š NEW charts incl NHS satisfaction (SPOILER: Its grim #MindTheGap)
MUST fix pay/retention to fix #WaitingLists- next GE WILL be won/lost on NHS.
Please read whole [long bumper] šš§µ & share widely/RT
A.I. photos are flooding social media and contributing to an Internet where we can't believe what we see.
Spotting A.I. š·s is an important media literacy skill.
It takes a few seconds to spot a fake and stop the spread of disinformation. Let's learn how! š§µ(1/5)
1/ NEW & IMPORTANT: So we need to talk about NHS pay. NEW shocking [post DDRB] data just in 4/1/24 š (SPOILER: Not "fair & reasonable")
We need to fix pay/retention to fix waiting lists- increasingly clear next GE will won/lost on NHS
Please read whole š§µ & share widely/RT
Join us on Teams this Thursday (26th October) at 1830 for a session on how to get into Core Surgical Training led by top scoring applicants. All levels welcome including medical students! @RCSEd@DrFallaha
Itās time to stop gaslighting & start talking @SteveBarclay
Your @Conservatives waiting lists are killing patients in unprecedented numbers & only 1 in 10 believe your nonsense itās due to striking NHS workers š
RT to demand @RishiSunak & Steve get real about #PayRestoration
Todayās announcement from the BMA of more doctorsā strikes is extremely disappointing.
I know it will weigh heavily on the minds of their NHS colleagues and patients ā both of whom are shouldering the brunt of the BMAās relentless and now co-ordinated strike action. (1/4)
Dear š¬š§,
Hereās your weekly reminder that 10 years ago, your NHS was ranked the #1 healthcare system on Earth. You donāt need a new system. You need a new govt that wonāt destroy your public NHS to feed a private system. Your family isnāt safe in #ToryBritain.
#SOSNHS
ALT The 2013 Commonwealth Fund Overall Healthcare Rankings. The UKās public system was ranked 1 overall. The privatised US system was ranked last overall. Private healthcare is always worse for patients and worse for the taxpayer. You donāt need a new system. You need a new government that wonāt catastrophically defund the NHS.
Are you the same guy who dropped his house building targets? Because Iām the guy who started building more council homes than the rest of England combined, exceeded your affordable homes targets & built more homes of any kind than since the 1930s. This is desperate nonsense.
Labourās Sadiq Khan has failed to deliver the homes London needs, driving up prices and making it harder for families to get on the housing ladder.
So Iām stepping in to boost house building and make home ownership a reality again for Londoners.
standard.co.uk/news/politicsā¦
Community note
Under Sadiq Khan were more new homes completed per year than under any previous Mayor of London.
london.gov.uk/more-new-homesā¦
Consultant 1 - leaves in Aug for pharma
Consultant 2 - leaves in Oct for pharma
Consultant 3 - leaves in Aug for Ireland
Consultant 4 - left in March for Dubai
Consultant 5 - left in Jan for ME
Consultant 6 - left in June for Canada
Just in rheumatology in 2023
Yes - we cost money. No - we are not charitable institutions, we donāt owe cheap labour/goodwill. Even with FPR = good value vs equivalent internationally. Steve is welcome to my job for a day - maybe heāll recognise our worth. Or maybe heāll just continue to mislead the public.
So @SteveBarclay asks @thetimes- You have 6 fig salaries why are cons. striking?
- Per article, median salary £126k
- Had they looked was Ā£119,200 in '09š
- That's worth £180,804 in May 2023 (CPI)
- Destruction of pay 2009-23 is *MUCH* worse in the NHS
RT for #PayRestoration
Breast cancer affects 1 in 7 women, and navigating a new diagnosis as a patient or a relative can be scary, daunting and overwhelming
That's why I worked with my department to make easy to understand, friendly YouTube videos
#healthcare#surgeryyoutu.be/_9QN5TD-VyU
This Consultant supports my striking doctor colleagues fighting to be paid fairly for the level of expertise and responsibility they carry everyday. The NHS needs to value and retain them for their difficult and often life-saving work. #DoctorsStrike#JuniorDoctorsStrike#NHS
1/ VITALš§µ So people have had a couple of days to digest the DDRBs "independent" reports & their imposition by governemnt.
TLDR;they represent further MASSIVE pay cuts.
Lets start with some history and look at what happened BEFORE the current high inflation
Pls read all/RT
Consultant orthopaedic FY1 at your service! This weekend has been an eye opener. I am so grateful for the hard work of our juniors - good degree of medical and procedural complexity yesterday they are highly skilled professionals! @BMA_JuniorDocs #PayRestoration