Andy Thornley
@andythornley.bsky.social
NHS Cardiologist. Various BMA affiliations North East England
This looks like a left shift to the community that might actually make a positive difference. How many more geriatricians / older people’s medicine doctors / OTs / physios do we need to do this?
British Geriatrics Society@gerisoc.bsky.social · 2mo agoCare home residents make up less than 1% of the population but account for around 8% of hospital admissions. In a new blog, Dr Matthew Butler writes on behalf of the EnRICH (Enhanced Reviews in Care Homes) team, whose service evaluation is published in @Age and Ageing Journal. buff.ly/Q01wDIl
I really don’t think people are prepared for how much the Daddy thing creeps people out. I’ve told 5 people & every one has flinched when they realise I’m not joking
Stephen Bush@stephenkb.bsky.social · 3mo agoI kinda love that Nigel Farage's Plan A was 'people who think the five million is dodgy as hell and receiving benefits in kind from a convicted fraudster who calls you "Daddy" will go "oh that's alright then" because he'd won Clacton by 20 points.
English NHS Consultants get your BMA Ballot vote in the post asap. If you're not a member and you want to vote you can join and vote up to the 22nd of June. Demand Better Vote Yes youtube.com/shorts/mUQc-...
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🚨SAS doctors in England🚨 Sign up to one of our campaign webinars. New dates have been added. You'll find out more about our campaign to improve SAS doctor pay, recognition and career progression - and how you can get involved. bma.org.uk/saspay
Today is #NationalPenguinDay so we're remembering that time we made a Penguin out of Penguin Books. It's a Penguin Penguin. 🐧
Correct on so many levels www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Behold, another second coming. But this one is Donald Trump – WAY BETTER than that Jesus guy | Marina Hyde
The Middle East on fire, a spat with the pope – and he posts himself as Potus Almighty. Will his disciples now see that their messiah has feet of clay, asks Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
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"We previously had decent progression, and we didn’t have a jobs crisis, and doctors were valued as they were back in 2008. That is not some fantasy standard that has never existed" - BMA RDC chair Jack Fletcher www.thetimes.com/article/0a68...
Inside the junior doctor bottleneck: why trainees can’t get NHS jobs
Graduates are trapped because the NHS cannot afford the training places. Now BMA strikes have scuppered an attempt to fix the mess
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As in December, the BMA has again agreed a derogation for some obstetrics shifts in Nottingham due to unique, difficult circumstances. We attach the letter to Nottingham obstetrics residents below for more information. Thank you to colleagues who were otherwise preparing to strike for pay and jobs.
Dear America - keep doing the awesome stuff. Get rid of that orange idiot though.
The pay review body’s 3.5% pay ‘uplift’ is hugely disappointing for SAS and Consultants whose value and pay have been eroded for years. Senior doctors are standing together to push this Government to commit to improvements. On the 11 May we will open ballots for Industrial Action in England.
To whoever did this at the #NoKings in Boston: Thank you.❤️ It made me tear up. And we must to be reminded of needless damage to humanity that results directly from the careless, bellicose bluster coming from the Pentagon and White House.
“We’ve had more than a decade’s worth of real terms pay cuts. Yes, there has been a good start to reversing that trend since 2024, and we fully recognise that, but it does need to continue on that journey towards restoring pay.” @fletchjack.bsky.social talks to BBC Breakfast this morning 👇
99% have said no. GPs and GP registrars across England have overwhelmingly rejected the Government’s imposed contract changes for 2026/27. These plans would pile unsafe, unfunded workload onto already stretched practices, putting patient care at risk.
BMA resident doctors committee confirms new strike dates after talks fail to make adequate progress
“Austerity left NHS in 'precarious position'” “A collapse of the NHS was only narrowly avoided, the report says, because of the extraordinary efforts of its staff.” And what is happening now? Financial constraints and further freezes on recruitment as well as MARS www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Covid inquiry NHS report key findings - from impact of Stay at home advice to visiting rules
An NHS close to collapse, patients failed and NHS staff put at risk - what you need to know.
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Every senator who voted to confirm RFK Jr owns this tragedy. Every single one.
Stand for election to @bma.org.uk Council by 4pm Council sets the strategy of the BMA, and has multi-year projects on strategic and governance priorities e.g. 🔸️strike fund 🔹️doctors substitution 🔸️NHS 10 Year Plan 🔹️managing union finances Want to make big long-term change? Stand.
Sky News: Danish PM Mette Freideriksen’s note in the visitors book when she visited UK today
For those of us in the UK this is why the European Convention on Human Rights is important. You don’t know what’s coming next
Mar-rick@marrickg.bsky.social · 9mo agoThe party of law and order literally just wrote themselves a memo that says they don't have to follow the 4th Amendment. That's right, ICE intends to perform illegal search and seizures without a warrant. Add that to the list with "we had to beat up the police on Jan 6 to defend our democracy".
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts. Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Nobody wants to be striking at any point. It’s a shame Wes and the government have driven residents to this. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Patients warned to expect disruption as doctor strike begins
British Medical Association members started the 14th walkout over pay in England at 07:00 on Wednesday.
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Ah more rationing of care Operations and treatments cut back as NHS orders hospitals to save money www.bbc.com/news/article...
NHS orders hospitals to cut back on treating patients
Documents seen by BBC show hospitals being ordered to slow down on activity to help balance the books.
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The announcement of new asylum measures by the Home Secretary risks fuelling anti-migrant rhetoric. We reiterate our solidarity with our colleagues, many of whom are being subjected to increasingly hostile treatment as a direct result. www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opi...
Spotify is running ICE ads. I went to cancel on mobile and saw that this isn’t allowed on mobile. They make you cancel on desktop. You think that’s gonna stop me, Spotify? I will erase you and forget you ever existed. THOU SHALT CANCEL SPOTIFY!!!