Hundreds of UK final year medical students have been told by their foundation schools that they could only get three weeks notice of what hospital and city they will start working in.....🧵

What is the cost if a first-year specialty registrar in psychiatry quits medicine during training? 
 
If there’s 6 months left on their rotation, they will need locum cover (at £68/hour) before a new specialty trainee starts six months later. bma.org.uk/attrition-costs

It remains completely bonkers that the costs doctor attrition are far less than the investment that would reverse these alarming & preventable trends. £20/hr is not an unreasonable ask for Junior Doctors after 5 years of med school & £100k of debt with your life in their hands.

The financial cost to the NHS of doctors leaving the workforce is staggering.
 
At least £1.6 billion, according to our new research.
 
Let’s take a look at some examples 🧵👇
bma.org.uk/attrition-costs

Great to see Junior Doctors advocating for the safe travel of doctors 👏

In our nationwide survey, we discovered that 34% of respondents, mostly trainees, ‘sometimes’ felt unsafe travelling to work.

Check out our campaign for safer travel 🔗shorturl.at/GIKQ0

This Saturday doctors from around the UK will gather for #JDConf24 , to debate and decide the key issues affecting us.

Bookmark this link so you can watch the conference live: bma.org.uk/juniorsconfere…

Minimum Service levels - A trade union response
20th April 1pm
Speakers from BMA, FBU, RMT, PCS
FBUManchester Junior Doctors RMT PCS Union The Branch - GMB Trade Union Bolton 23

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Today we have urged Andrea Leadsom MP to ask NHS England to continue providing the New to Practice Fellowship Scheme for GP registrars across England.

Read the letter:

A year ago (yesterday) saw thousands of Junior Doctors members & supporters gather in Trafalgar Square for a rally followed by a march to DHSC

Ever since members have stood together brilliantly & public have consistently supported

The fight for #FullPayRestoration continues

The GMC is now consulting on how its regulation of PAs and AAs will work.

The consultation is open to members of the public, and we've produced a short guide to be used by clinicians and patients who are keen to provide views.

Read it here: bma.org.uk/media/wjnmmbsu… (1/2)

Eid Mubarak to all our Muslim members, colleagues and patients across the NHS 🌙

📢 Pay dispute update 📢

As a result of sustained pressure including 3 rounds of IA by junior doctors, the Welsh Government has made a significant proposal to open pay negotiations for secondary care doctors in Wales.

📩An email has been sent to all members with full details

I was on BBC Radio 4 Today discussing the Doctors' pay disputes at 7:52

Doctors are ready to accept a credible offer that begins pay restoration and stops the exodus, but we will strike as long as is necessary - for ourselves, our service, and our patients.

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