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We have real and grave concerns about these sudden changes to the Pfizer vaccine regime
It undermines the consent process, as well as completely failing to follow the science.
Here is our letter to
@MattHancock
and JCVI today
#covidvaccine
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Thank Rosena for advocating for doctors and NHS staff so eloquently. This is shameful from the Health Secretary.
I will respectfully challenge the Government - I want our country to succeed.
However, I will not 'watch my tone' when dozens of NHS and care staff are dying unnecessarily.
A clip of my Q to the Health Sec today.
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Our letter to
@MattHancock
today after hearing reports that
#NHS
staff are being denied the
#covidvaccine
because they don't have an NHS number.
#ProtectTheFrontline
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Please don’t treat us as cannon-fodder
We are over 6000 frontline doctors who are pleading with
@BorisJohnson
to intervene to ensure all NHS staff adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) when facing the Covid-19 pandemic.
#protectthefrontline
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A spokesperson from the Covid19 Bereaved Families for Justice: ‘Matt Hancock isn’t a celebrity. He’s the former health sec who oversaw the UK having 1 of the highest death tolls in the world from Covid, while breaking his own lockdown rules.’
#ImACelebrity
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DAUK have written to Boris Johnson today with concerns over the current pressures on the NHS due to COVID-19
We have called for a full national lockdown and extended closure of schools.
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Did you know that
@UKParliament
are in recess until 9th Jan?
We are calling on
@RishiSunak
to recall MPs immediately to hold an emergency meeting on the
#NHSCrisis
Sign our letter and Retweet if you agree⬇️
#NHSOnLifeSupport
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Over 650 healthcare workers died. They had to buy masks from screwfix and sent desperate emails begging for PPE just before they got COVID and lost their lives. Now doctors are taking the Govt to court for a public inquiry into the deaths of NHS staff and PPE with
@GoodLawProject
In the desperate scramble for PPE contracts went to politically connected companies with no experience of producing PPE, as frontline NHS workers were sent onto the frontlines with bin bags for gowns. 650 health care workers died. Our article with
@nytimes
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On
#23rdJune
the govt is about to slip through the biggest grab of patient data in
#NHS
history. We have less than three weeks to stop it
If the government won’t drop its deadline we need to go to court for an urgent injunction
#marr
#Ridge
#NHSDataGrab
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Without doctors and nurses from overseas the NHS would collapse. It is grossly unfair we ask them to pay the extortionate Immigration Health Surcharge at time when our country is relying on them. Thank you to
@Keir_Starmer
for reading our letter at
#PMQs
today.
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@malinga_r
@NHSuk
This needs to stop!
We are fighting for
#FreeNHSParking
Follow our campaign-sign the petition and feel free to post this in common areas for those not on Twitter
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Migrant NHS staff have put their lives on the line for this country. It is completely unacceptable that they are being DENIED a vaccine in many hospitals in England. We will not stand for this. RT if you stand with us.
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"The health secretary
@MattHancock
has deleted claims of a “terrific” increase of 1,000 GPs joining the NHS in just three months, after being censured by the government statistics watchdog."
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“I watched as Jeremy Hunt failed our NHS. He’s unfit to be prime minister.”
Brillaintly honest insight from Dr Rachel Clarke
@doctor_oxford
in
@Independent
#NHS
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The Prime Minister’s comments on care homes show that the government is already trying to change the narrative.
This is why we called for for an independent public inquiry now.
@BorisJohnson
@GoodLawProject
@JolyonMaugham
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Based on 500 reports so far from 193 hospital trusts and GP practices:
72% of doctors cannot get hold of an FFP3 mask when they need one.
77% report shortages of long-sleeved gowns.
43% cannot always use a visor or goggles when they need them.
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Dr Jenny Vaughan: “Sadly we have been approached by many doctors who have been disciplined for raising concerns about lack of
#PPE
and been told not to speak to the press. Patient safety is never best served by driving staff concerns underground."
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"Doctors are dying. Nurses are dying. This is unforgivable. DAUK is now calling for a full public inquiry into the Government’s failure to source adequate PPE and protect frontline staff."
DAUK's letter to
@BorisJohnson
Signed by almost 100,000 people
#ProtectTheFrontline
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£900,000 of taxpayers money to paint a plane?
@BorisJohnson
why not use it towards either:
1. Paying student nurses as you’d promised
2. Paying death in service benefits that will actually safeguard the dependents of health and social care workers who have died from
#COVID19
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The Doctors' Association UK and
@GoodLawProject
have filed for legal action today
after calls for a public inquiry into lack of PPE fell on deaf ears
@JolyonMaugham
@guardiannews
#COVIDinquiry
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We are hearing shocking accounts of doctors on the frontline having no access to gowns and eye protection - even when performing the most high-risk procedures.
@GasDocRP
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@standardnews
@EveningStandard
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@RossLydall
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@nicholascecil
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@JoeMurphyLondon
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As doctors we see the impact of child hunger on society. Voting against granting free school meals during COVID is nothing short of callous. If you want to write to your MP use our 2 minute to send this strong template letter by
@silv24
#hungryforchange
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@sbattrawden
Hello, we’ve had a few people asking and can confirm that
@sbattrawden
’s profile is legitimate. She is a senior registrar in intensive care medicine and our President currently working on the frontline in the South East. You can read more about Sammy here
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Our article with The Guardian. It is not acceptable that PPE shortages are not considered as part of inquests into healthcare worker deaths from COVID-19. Bereaved families need answers and lessons must be learnt.
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The government is trying to slip through the biggest grab of patient data in NHS history. We are relaunching our legal challenge with
@Foxglovelegal
@JustTreatment
@OpenDemocracy
@NPCUK
@allthecitizens
but we also need your help! Please support us:
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🚨 Urgent: Legislation to regulate Physician Associates (PAs) and Anaesthesia Associates (AAs) under GMC is set to pass this Wednesday via affirmative statutory instruments, bypassing vital scrutiny in parliament.
A thread 🧵
#AskToSeeADoctor
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“The NHS is on its knees”: our open letter from 2000 doctors to
@BorisJohnson
ahead of the Queen’s speech today demands urgent action for the NHS before it’s too late.
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"Doctors are taking legal action to force the UK government to launch an independent inquiry into its failure to provide adequate personal protective equipment for NHS staff and other frontline care workers."
#ProtectTheFrontline
#COVIDinquiry
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“Doctors are dying. Nurses are dying. We are devastated, and can no longer stand by and watch as more dedicated colleagues lose their life,”
@sbattrawden
#ProtectTheFrontline
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"1 in 7 healthcare workers are from overseas. They deserve the right to call the UK their home and should not have to die to have this recognised. The French have granted citizenship to key workers. The UK should not be seen to lag behind"
DAUK's
@PushpoH
#overseasnhsworkersday
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Our survey of UK medical students shows an already overcrowded medical education system under significant strain. Behind the headline of the doubling of medical school places...
@SteveBarclay
@RishiSunak
@NHSEnglandNMD
#NHSWorkforcePlan
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We're hearing about recovery and summer holidays. Over 300 colleagues in health and social care have paid the ultimate price.
We need answers from an independent Public Inquiry but
@MattHancock
has refused
Donate towards our fight for a
#COVIDinquiry
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We have reported an NHS trust to the police over concerns around negligence leading up to a patient's death. To protect the integrity of any future police or coroner investigation, we will not be making a further public comment at this time.
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"Almost 100,000 angry people have signed an open letter to Boris Johnson demanding a public inquiry into NHS staff deaths and appalling shortages of personal protective equipment during the Covid-19 crisis."
Sign here:
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"We are seeing draconian measures used to gag doctors and nurses on the frontline. The NHS will only benefit if we learn from each other’s experience. If we are unable to share our learning then patients will be put at risk."
#ProtectTheFrontline
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This morning we had some brilliant news from
@NHSEngland
. Frontline healthcare workers will now be immediately prioritised for the vaccine. The aim is to have all frontline staff vaccinated within 2 weeks 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
#protectthefrontline
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1/ We are delighted to share that the House of Lords will now hear the debate on PA/AA regulation in the main chamber, following DAUK's call for motions of regret. This crucial discussion ensures the legislation undergoes thorough scrutiny.
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The government has said a public inquiry is unnecessary.
Over 300 UK healthcare workers have died
Thousands of doctors have reported missing or inadequate
#PPE
Nearly 120,000 people signed our petition.
We need a public inquiry
#COVIDinquiry
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65% of surveyed doctors see themselves leaving the NHS in the next 1-3 years.
This is a shocking indictment of the government’s failure to value our nation’s doctors.
#COVID19
#ProtectTheFrontline
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We are overwhelmed that people are asking what they can do to support us after today’s declaration of a major incident in London. We are run by volunteer NHS staff who are all working on the frontline of this pandemic. If you can please support us here 🙏🏻
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Another day, another doctor punished for whistleblowing in the NHS.
@RUHBath
has significant questions to answer — why did they feel it appropriate to specifically target a member of staff after raising concerns?
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Dr David Nicholl on COVID deniers
"It is grossly offensive to the now over 70,000 people - including the 600 of my colleagues - who have died because of this illness," he said.
Full article:
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Deeply disturbing DAUK survey findings from Torbay & South Devon NHS Trust (
@TorbaySDevonNHS
).
PAs are overstepping boundaries, putting patient safety at risk, and impacting doctors' training. This is shocking in itself, but made far worse by recent events at the RCP. /1
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1/3: Vaccine
@DominicRaab
won't guarantee those who've had their 1st dose of
#COVID19Vaccine
will get the 2nd by 12 weeks.
This is outrageous.
Doses delayed beyond 3 weeks, against evidence & manufacturer's advice, contrary to what has been consented, to vaccinate the majority.
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"…if [international healthcare workers] develop long covid and it results in them not being able to carry out with their services, they actually face the risk of deportation because we are not fit to work".
@PushpoH
@mikegalsworthy
@BylineTV
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A national scandal
Dr Jha’s experience is no longer unique - GPs are being replaced. Practices are doing what they have to do to stay afloat financially
This is driven from the top.
Disinvestment in NHS general practice.
Let us know your experiences of this⬇️
#WhyCantISeeMyGP
“We’re creating PAs to support NOT replace GPs” IS A COMPLETE LIE!
The practice I locum in have now replaced me with a PA 😞
I’ve been a GP for 10 years & can’t get work?!
My GP colleagues CANNOT GET work!
We ARE being replaced, by significantly less qualified people?!
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Bawa-Garba successful in appeal against High Court decision that allowed the GMC to erase her from the medical register
#bawagarba
#IAmHadiza
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Whilst we applaud the sentiment we are concerned at the assertion these deaths are preventable. We need to be honest with the public that people can still die of overwhelming infection in 2019. This makes it seem that every sepsis death is due to failure of the treating clinician
Sepsis kills over 52,000 every year - each death a preventable tragedy. So we’re introducing new guidance to use
#data
to identify & treat sepsis faster - and save more lives
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"The Immigration Health Surcharge is an insult to all who are serving this country at its time of greatest need. It represents a deterrent to attracting talented and skilled workers to the UK –a stated aim of this government’s immigration policy."
@DAUK
@BAPIOUK
@appne_official
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Our full letter is here signed by 6300 doctors including
@fgodlee
@ProfNStrickland
@doctor_oxford
@EMManchester
@sbattrawden
@FFLMUK
@IHPA_UK
@BAPIOUK
@RameshMehta15
@DrRosena
@MPS_Medical
@djnicholl
@DancingTheMind
@cgps_gp
@drkimholt
@DrUmeshPrabhu
@drcmday
#protectthefrontline
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Dr Rinesh Parmar, chair of grassroots union the Doctors’ Association, said it was “unfathomable” that the health secretary was “deflecting the blame at dedicated frontline workers for the shortages of [PPE]”.
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🚨At 8am today, we delivered our urgent open letter to the GMC, backed by 2,870 of you in just over 24hrs. The overwhelming response is a testament to the urgency and concern felt within the medical community. The GMC must now act to address these concerns and protect the public.
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DAUK is deeply saddened to hear the news that our dearest friend and colleague Dr Jenny Vaughan has died.
Jenny was a founding member of DAUK, a past chair, and absolutely lived and breathed the Association.
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Matt Hancock's refusal to commit to a
#COVIDinquiry
is unlawful - we have the right to an inquiry where deaths are contributed to by actions (or inactions) of the state.
1. Read
@Telegraph
:
2. Support
@GoodLawProject
3. Share👇
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This is why we have called for a public inquiry.
"NHS leaders in Devon are so short of equipment they have begged businesses to send them boiler suits."
"The quality of Public Health England guidance has been woeful,” said senior Whitehall insider.
👉
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DAUK are writing to the
@gmcuk
to demand assurances that there was no discriminatory element in the decision to suspend Dr Pandian at MPTS.
We are concerned that two separate doctors have been accused of lying about examinations, yet a BAME doctor was taken to a tribunal.
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“It has to be vaccines +”
😷Give NHS staff adequate PPE
💨Introduce ventilation
Well said 👏
@DrAmirKhanGP
on
@lorraine
#protectthefrontline
(Loving the love from
@reallorraine
!)
Sign our letter on ppe to the government
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"Another added stress is the lack of honesty and transparency and I just think it is very difficult to be going to work, being asked to see a patient without adequate PPE and then to be hearing that there is adequate PPE."
DAUK's Dr Katie Sanderson on BBC news yesterday
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NHS staff from overseas have risked their lives for this country. They truly deserve to call this place home. If you are joining
#ThunderclapForCarers
please will you send our pre-filled letter to your MP? It takes 30 seconds 🙏🏻
#homeforheroes
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At least 540 health and social care workers have died in England and Wales during the crisis, ONLY 19 families have so far been approved for the £60,000 compensation payment from the government.
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45000 masks off to the frontline as doctors crowdfund for their own PPE. We are volunteer doctors who are proud to be working with
@messly_uk
@medshronline
@DrAsifQasim
& NHS Heroes Support but this should never have been necessary
#ProtecttheFrontline
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Dr David Nicholl
@djnicholl
is a consultant neurologist who spoke up on the shortages of vital medications with a no-deal Brexit looming. He says he was ignored by the government and his MP Sajid Javid, so is running against him for the
@LibDems
👏🏻
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In the desperate scramble for PPE contracts went to politically connected companies with no experience of producing PPE, as frontline NHS workers were sent onto the frontlines with bin bags for gowns. 650 health care workers died. Our article with
@nytimes
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Sign our petition calling for the regulation of healthcare managers in the wake of the Lucy Letby case.
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“The combination of this decision, refusal to countenance pay rises for NHS staff, and the Prime Minister’s comments blaming care homes for Covid-19 deaths shows breathtaking disregard and derision for our NHS and care staff"
@Grumpybraindoc
@standardnews
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Jacinda Ardern said “The priority for me is how do we continue to preserve what New Zealand has managed to gain and give ourselves options, because this virus is not done with the world yet.”
#pandemic
#COVID19
#CovidIsNotOver
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Front-line staff are dying. This is unforgivable.
DAUK are demanding a public inquiry into healthcare worker deaths and for Coroners to open inquests into each HCW death NOW to ensure that evidence is preserved to get families get much needed answers.
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No patient is ‘barred’
@DailyMailUK
our GP practices are open as usual.
The shortage of flu vaccines is due to supply problems. Nothing to do with frontline GPs.
Over to you
@MattHancock
,
@NHSEngland
and
@dhscgovuk
#weareopen
#fluvaccine
#teamgp
Now GPs delay flu jabs for Brits aged 50 to 64 amid shortage of 30million vaccines needed for winter
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This morning we have politicians from multiple parties talking about
#NHS
issues
Its very simple
•We dont have enough staff
•More are leaving as they are being paid less in real terms than 10 years ago
Without proper pay more staff will leave
#EnoughIsEnough
#bbclaurak
#ridge
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These stories are heartbreaking and yet all too relatable. We must start looking after our trainees better. It’s time to end the silence
#NHSMeToo
. Here are some of the 400 stories collated by
@jopo899
we can share
#thread
@denis_campbell
@GdnHealthcare
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Frontline doctors have been telling us for weeks that they do not feel safe at work. ICU doctors have told us have been carrying out the highest-risk procedure, putting a patient on a ventilator, with masks that expired in 2015 or even holes in.
#protectthefrontline
#COVID19
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@MattHancock
@MattHancock
we’re yet to see any concrete plans to back up the promises you made in 2019
Real doctors (not spin doctors), nurses and healthcare colleagues save lives. Let’s see concrete investment rather than meaningless sound bites.
We know the harsh reality on
#NHSfrontline
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NHS staff from overseas have risked their lives to keep us safe. It is right that they should be able to call this place home. We support the
@LibDems
and
@cajardineMP
in tabling a Bill to extend Indefinite Leave to Remain to health and social care workers
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Meet Dr. Magde Albarade from Palestine,He works in Anaesthetic & Intensive Care Medicine
at NHS
He has spent sleepless nights keeping us and our loved ones alive.Please RT if you would celebrate
#Overseas_NHS_Workers_Day
on 05.03.21 to support
#ILR_4_NHS
& Make UK
#HomeforHeroes
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"Too many NHS staff have died - we need a public inquiry"
DAUK and
@GoodLawProject
have commenced legal action.
#ProtectTheFrontline
#COVIDinquiry
Read about it and donate to our crowdfund here:
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DAUK’s message to
@BorisJohnson
on
#PPE
and our
#ProtecttheFrontline
campaign was projected directly onto the Houses of Parliament.
Proud to work with
@ByDonkeys
On this project.
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@Daria_on_Tour
@sbattrawden
@l0ndondoc
Hello. Yes we can confirm that
@sbattrawden
’s profile is legitimate. She is a senior registrar in intensive care medicine and our President currently working on the frontline in the South East. You can read more about Sammy here
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Concerned about the GMC's new regulation of PAs & AAs? Sign our open letter to make your voice heard!
🔗
👉 Risks:
- Public confusion
- Lowered GMC standards
- Impact on doctors' training
✍️ Your signature matters!
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Thank you to all our new followers. Uniquely we are run entirely by frontline doctors currently working in the NHS during the pandemic. All are deeply committed to speaking up about the state of the NHS. We hope that you will help us share our message.
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"The time to reconsider this reorganisation is now"
Yesterday DAUK wrote a letter to the Health Secretary Matt Hancock expressing our concerns about the reorganisation of PHE
#phe
#didoharding
#covid19
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@sbattrawden
Sammy’s profile on NHS England’s website is also here. She’s very real and is very much a frontline ICU doctor working in the NHS
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Two junior doctors are challenging the government over PPE, will you give them your backing?
#protectthefrontline
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@djnicholl
is heading to Parliament to challenge the government over it’s no deal brexit planning for medicines and radiotherapy.
Support him and spread the message about the risks to patients of a no deal brexit!
Dear Steve
@snb19692
any chance I could borrow your megaphone about 530pm ish...Id like to SHOUT a message to the House of Commons "Ministers need to stop bullying experts & listen to expert advice.Any minister who uses Parliamentary privilege to bully whistleblowers is a coward"
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"With over 300 healthcare worker deaths due to
#COVID19
, the UK is an international outlier. Yet the government have told us that looking into the issue now will distract officials, thus risk causing further deaths. This is a nonsense."
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Well done Sammy!
@sbattrawden
is our President and we couldn’t be prouder. She will be speaking up for frontline staff and our amazing NHS over at
@NHSMillion
. Please give them a follow, over 650K followers can we get them to 1 million?
We really need everyone to understand exactly what's going on in the NHS right now
That's why we've invited Intensive Care Doctor
@sbattrawden
to join the NHS Million team
So please follow us to hear directly from the frontline and RT when you can
It just might help save lives
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“A patient can’t consent for a treatment then have the treatment changed without their permission, especially when the evidence for change is lacking,”
@DrVinPatel
@guardiannews
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“Separating doctors from their unwell families to allow them to continue to work in the NHS should not be seen as a long-term solution. Instead, we call on Public Health England to extend testing to household members of frontline NHS workers"
@sbattrawden
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'In desperation many healthcare workers have sourced their own equipment from DIY stores, and some have made agreements with local secondary schools to make visors on 3D printers. This situation is wholly unacceptable’
#protectthefrontline
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📰 We're on the Frontpage!
@Telegraph
At over half of England’s hospital trusts, DAUK survey respondents claim doctors are being replaced by PAs on the rota, despite only completing a two-year postgraduate course. DHSC says their role "is to support doctors, not replace them".
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This is why we need
#learnnotblame
. Se strongly believe doctors should not be prosecuted for making honest mistakes whilst trying their best under pressure. We must move towards a
#justculture
, with openness, transparency and accountability for all.
#BawaGarba
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We have been working closely with Janet to collate and distribute evidence of PA malpractice and harm. Survey respondents who provided contact details were approached and consented to sharing details of their submissions, speaking to Janet directly.
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A message in support of our lovely Overseas NHS Staff from the President of Doctors' Association UK.
@sbattrawden
#InternationalNHSStaff
#ILR_4_NHS
#OverseasNHSWorkersDay
#homeforheroes
@WorkersNhs
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Paediatricians have told us their stock of protective glasses and masks will run out in 48 hours, including in special-care baby units.
#protectthefrontline
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We are at 90,000 signatures! Thank you to everyone who has signed our petition so far. Can we get to 100,000? Click below 👇
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NHS whistleblowers are crucial to understanding how Lucy Letby operated unchecked for so long.
A group representing 1,600+ clinicians has applied to the inquiry, saying their experiences with raising concerns must be heard to prevent future tragedies.
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