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NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in Neurosurgery @NIHRresearch @UniofNewcastle • Neurosurgery Registrar @MADEinHEENE @TeamNeuroRVI • Tweets and views personal
North East, England
Joined July 2009
🚨 Strike action confirmed 🚨 Resident doctors in England will walk out 7am, 14–19 Nov. We don’t take this step lightly but pay restoration and jobs can’t wait. 🔗 https://t.co/x6dUubNcEn
#PayRestoration #EndTrainingCrisis
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As specialty training interviews approach, doctors who have been through them share their advice on how to prepare 👇 @bmj_latest @VassiliCrispi
https://t.co/EhE5pvPdcI
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As specialty training interviews approach, Elisabeth Mahase hears advice from those who have been through them Alice Wakefield, specialty trainee year 5 acute medicine in south east Scotland, says,...
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#OnlineFirst: Reduced risk of reoperation of chronic subdural hematoma in patients treated with active subgaleal drainage compared with passive subdural drainage. https://t.co/IC6jcvmjnk.
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📢 Delighted to announce that 4 of our researches have received a prestigious @NIHRresearch Senior Clinical and Practitioner Research Award! The award brings funding that will help drive forward health and care research. Read more: https://t.co/HyTVPZWE1J
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No doctor today is worth less than they were 17 years ago. Watch @RossNieuwoudt correct some misconceptions around resident doctors pay in England 👇
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As new medical grads get ready to start F1, doctors share their advice on how to prepare for the first day of foundation training... @bmj_latest @medic_cd @nikkixnabavi
https://t.co/rrZTp73gYe
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Knowing who to approach and taking initiative can set new foundation year 1 (FY1) doctors up for success, Elisabeth Mahase hears Natasha Binnie, foundation year 2 doctor, says, “Firstly, congratula...
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So we ask, what will be the consequences for trusts that knowingly used PAs as substitutes for doctors, despite GMC AND NHSE guidance that this was inappropriate? Presumably nothing, because this is the NHS - but an FOI series would be illuminating.
It also confirmed hospitals have used them as substitutes for drs...no surprise there. Hospitals have been doing same with nursing associates for years, as with many other lesser trained roles. This is taskification of care, now Govt policy in NHS 10 year plan #patientsafety
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Physician associates who assist doctors in GP surgeries and hospitals will now be known as assistants. Health Secretary Wes Streeting says this "better describes the role that they do". Read more ➡️ https://t.co/MFyQwBjIpt
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1/ Now the embargo has lifted, I’ve had time to read the @lengreview in full. While some celebrate minor cosmetic wins, I see the formal entrenchment of a parallel, underqualified medical workforce — built without medical training.
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8th & 9th Dec: British Neurosurgical Research Group (BNRG) Meeting 2025. Registration and submit an abstract for a chance to present your work: https://t.co/G4Zcqjd521 Join us for the 2025 annual meeting of the British Neurosurgical Research Group (BNRG), which will be jointly
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It's always weird to see these bizarre claims that the committee is "hard left" or "corbynistas". This is a wave of young people aged typically between 23-35 who see Broken Britain for what it is. Raising rent, raising house prices, raising energy prices, raising leisure
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Though the BMA’s leaders are Corbynites, its members just want the pay and treatment they feel they deserve
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Sick of being called ‘greedy’, Brown line is consultants, way below the zero line, the blue line is average workers, back above zero. Average pay has climbed at about equal rates over last 3 years but consultant pay still nearly 20% down graph (CPI). There’s full tax restoration,
The BMA Resident Doctors Committee still refuses to meet me. After a 28.9% pay rise, they say another 29% is “non-negotiable.” This is not the way a reasonable trade union behaves.
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Be part of history at SBNS 100, 12–16 October 2026! We're curating an exciting programme packed with learning and lively social events to celebrate this incredible milestone. Register your interest now - https://t.co/lzWiMis5Px. #SBNS100 #Neurosurgery #NeurologicalSurgeons
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The results are in: we have a clear mandate to strike. More than 90% of you who voted in our ballot, voted YES. You’ve made it clear: enough is enough. Our fight for full #PayRestoration for resident doctors in England continues.
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Join us at the 100th Anniversary Meeting of the Society of British Neurological Surgeons, 12th-16th October 2026. Register your interest by scanning the QR code or visiting https://t.co/Ai5m2bGcwm #NeurologicalSurgeons #SBNS100
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"We fight once more for a regulator that can clearly define who can, and who cannot, practice medicine. Today I’m announcing for the first time in over 150 years, we are launching a new BMA register solely for doctors." @DrPhilBanfield addresses #BMAARM25 calling for doctors to
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Most doctors now have no confidence in the GMC. So today we announce the BMA's NEW register for all doctors. Sign up today to show your support for change. https://t.co/XzxfPv3a6i
#BMAARM25
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Important update for Consultants in England. 📢👇 It's time to restore pay, pensions and value.
On 21 July, new indicative ballots will open for consultants and SAS doctors in England. Together we can act to tackle pay erosion and value doctors properly. Learn more: 🔗Consultants: https://t.co/ITwTLUqybR 🔗SAS doctors: https://t.co/6ZYvKKE3A4
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We are looking for members to join our committee in the following roles for a 2-year term 1. Treasurer 2. Exam Representative Check out the latest BNTA Bulletin or visit our website https://t.co/ZsgON2s4Nk for more info
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