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Reading the report really took me back to those days all doctors and NHS workers will remember; knowing it was coming, knowing it was going to be bad.
The parts about the opportunities squandered - not just early on but repeatedly - to reduce the impact are really hard to read.
The parts about the opportunities squandered - not just early on but repeatedly - to reduce the impact are really hard to read.
“Lives could have been saved.”
Today’s Covid Inquiry report lays bare the Government’s catastrophic failure to manage the pandemic, as our council chair @tomdolphin.bsky.social told Sky News
Today’s Covid Inquiry report lays bare the Government’s catastrophic failure to manage the pandemic, as our council chair @tomdolphin.bsky.social told Sky News
November 20, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Reading the report really took me back to those days all doctors and NHS workers will remember; knowing it was coming, knowing it was going to be bad.
The parts about the opportunities squandered - not just early on but repeatedly - to reduce the impact are really hard to read.
The parts about the opportunities squandered - not just early on but repeatedly - to reduce the impact are really hard to read.
23,000 deaths in England could have been prevented in the first wave of Covid if lockdown had started a week earlier, a new report by the Covid Inquiry has found.
Read more in The Doctor Magazine👇
thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/hea...
Read more in The Doctor Magazine👇
thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/hea...
Government response to Covid was ‘too little too late’, inquiry finds
Report says 23,000 deaths could have been avoided with earlier lockdown
thedoctor.bma.org.uk
November 20, 2025 at 8:32 PM
23,000 deaths in England could have been prevented in the first wave of Covid if lockdown had started a week earlier, a new report by the Covid Inquiry has found.
Read more in The Doctor Magazine👇
thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/hea...
Read more in The Doctor Magazine👇
thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/hea...
“Lives could have been saved.”
Today’s Covid Inquiry report lays bare the Government’s catastrophic failure to manage the pandemic, as our council chair @tomdolphin.bsky.social told Sky News
Today’s Covid Inquiry report lays bare the Government’s catastrophic failure to manage the pandemic, as our council chair @tomdolphin.bsky.social told Sky News
November 20, 2025 at 6:36 PM
“Lives could have been saved.”
Today’s Covid Inquiry report lays bare the Government’s catastrophic failure to manage the pandemic, as our council chair @tomdolphin.bsky.social told Sky News
Today’s Covid Inquiry report lays bare the Government’s catastrophic failure to manage the pandemic, as our council chair @tomdolphin.bsky.social told Sky News
Today's Covid Inquiry report shows the catastrophic impact of the four UK Governments’ lack of urgency and their collective complacency.
They did far too little, far too late in the first few weeks of the pandemic and beyond.
Read our response: www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-ce...
They did far too little, far too late in the first few weeks of the pandemic and beyond.
Read our response: www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-ce...
November 20, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Today's Covid Inquiry report shows the catastrophic impact of the four UK Governments’ lack of urgency and their collective complacency.
They did far too little, far too late in the first few weeks of the pandemic and beyond.
Read our response: www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-ce...
They did far too little, far too late in the first few weeks of the pandemic and beyond.
Read our response: www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-ce...
Today's BMJ investigation exposes the widespread exploitation of locally employed doctors, who face dire terms and conditions and lack clear development opportunities.
We're clear the Government must urgently address this situation by mandating fair, standardised contracts.
We're clear the Government must urgently address this situation by mandating fair, standardised contracts.
A new #BMJInvestigation finds that thousands of locally employed doctors are trapped in insecure NHS contracts with no access to training, career progression, or national safeguards.
Experts warn that the NHS is effectively “behaving like a gig economy employer”
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Experts warn that the NHS is effectively “behaving like a gig economy employer”
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
November 20, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Today's BMJ investigation exposes the widespread exploitation of locally employed doctors, who face dire terms and conditions and lack clear development opportunities.
We're clear the Government must urgently address this situation by mandating fair, standardised contracts.
We're clear the Government must urgently address this situation by mandating fair, standardised contracts.
The BMA's GP committee has repeatedly called on the Government to deliver safeguards prior to the online consultation changes on 1 October.
Yet, our concerns have been continually dismissed.
The results of this survey make it clear that we need to be heard. www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-ce...
Yet, our concerns have been continually dismissed.
The results of this survey make it clear that we need to be heard. www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-ce...
November 20, 2025 at 11:45 AM
The BMA's GP committee has repeatedly called on the Government to deliver safeguards prior to the online consultation changes on 1 October.
Yet, our concerns have been continually dismissed.
The results of this survey make it clear that we need to be heard. www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-ce...
Yet, our concerns have been continually dismissed.
The results of this survey make it clear that we need to be heard. www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-ce...
“Patients need doctors and doctors need jobs”
Today, the Resident Doctors Committee has written to Wes Streeting MP to ask the Government to resume talks and work with us to agree a viable deal.
Without movement on pay and jobs, we’ll be left with no choice but to return to the picket lines.
Today, the Resident Doctors Committee has written to Wes Streeting MP to ask the Government to resume talks and work with us to agree a viable deal.
Without movement on pay and jobs, we’ll be left with no choice but to return to the picket lines.
November 19, 2025 at 5:16 PM
“Patients need doctors and doctors need jobs”
Today, the Resident Doctors Committee has written to Wes Streeting MP to ask the Government to resume talks and work with us to agree a viable deal.
Without movement on pay and jobs, we’ll be left with no choice but to return to the picket lines.
Today, the Resident Doctors Committee has written to Wes Streeting MP to ask the Government to resume talks and work with us to agree a viable deal.
Without movement on pay and jobs, we’ll be left with no choice but to return to the picket lines.
Today @tomdolphin.bsky.social met
@ruthcadbury.bsky.social, Chair of the Transport Select Committee in Parliament.
Discussions included pressing issues facing doctors and the Government’s upcoming road safety strategy, including measures to lower the UK blood alcohol limit for driving.
@ruthcadbury.bsky.social, Chair of the Transport Select Committee in Parliament.
Discussions included pressing issues facing doctors and the Government’s upcoming road safety strategy, including measures to lower the UK blood alcohol limit for driving.
November 19, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Today @tomdolphin.bsky.social met
@ruthcadbury.bsky.social, Chair of the Transport Select Committee in Parliament.
Discussions included pressing issues facing doctors and the Government’s upcoming road safety strategy, including measures to lower the UK blood alcohol limit for driving.
@ruthcadbury.bsky.social, Chair of the Transport Select Committee in Parliament.
Discussions included pressing issues facing doctors and the Government’s upcoming road safety strategy, including measures to lower the UK blood alcohol limit for driving.
"It is a strong motivator for me to get people to show solidarity and empower them through that."
BMA council chair @tomdolphin.bsky.social sat down with The Doctor Magazine for an interview about his aims in the role.
Read it here thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/lif...
BMA council chair @tomdolphin.bsky.social sat down with The Doctor Magazine for an interview about his aims in the role.
Read it here thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/lif...
Giving a voice
Ever since he was at school, Tom Dolphin has believed in helping people stand up for themselves. Elected BMA council chair in the summer, he tells Peter Blackburn of his plans, including new powers at...
thedoctor.bma.org.uk
November 19, 2025 at 11:02 AM
"It is a strong motivator for me to get people to show solidarity and empower them through that."
BMA council chair @tomdolphin.bsky.social sat down with The Doctor Magazine for an interview about his aims in the role.
Read it here thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/lif...
BMA council chair @tomdolphin.bsky.social sat down with The Doctor Magazine for an interview about his aims in the role.
Read it here thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/lif...
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The theme of #ICPH2026 (hosted by @bma.org.uk alongside @cmadocs.bsky.social and @ama-assn.org) is finding sustainable strategies for a healthy and fulfilling medical career. Do you have insights to share? We encourage you to submit abstracts by Feb. 2, 2026.
Submit here: bit.ly/49Zbbnd
Submit here: bit.ly/49Zbbnd
November 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The theme of #ICPH2026 (hosted by @bma.org.uk alongside @cmadocs.bsky.social and @ama-assn.org) is finding sustainable strategies for a healthy and fulfilling medical career. Do you have insights to share? We encourage you to submit abstracts by Feb. 2, 2026.
Submit here: bit.ly/49Zbbnd
Submit here: bit.ly/49Zbbnd
Over the past five days, resident doctors have been taking to the picket lines across England.
From London to Manchester, Portsmouth to Newcastle, we’ve come together to make our voices heard.
www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #PayRestoration #EndTrainingCrisis
From London to Manchester, Portsmouth to Newcastle, we’ve come together to make our voices heard.
www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #PayRestoration #EndTrainingCrisis
November 19, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Over the past five days, resident doctors have been taking to the picket lines across England.
From London to Manchester, Portsmouth to Newcastle, we’ve come together to make our voices heard.
www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #PayRestoration #EndTrainingCrisis
From London to Manchester, Portsmouth to Newcastle, we’ve come together to make our voices heard.
www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #PayRestoration #EndTrainingCrisis
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...
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...
November 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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...
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...
We will strike until we’re heard.
The Government needs to take action now to restore our pay and solve the speciality training crisis.
Strike action for resident doctors in England continues until 6.59am on Wednesday 19 November www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #PayRestoration #EndTrainingCrisis
The Government needs to take action now to restore our pay and solve the speciality training crisis.
Strike action for resident doctors in England continues until 6.59am on Wednesday 19 November www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #PayRestoration #EndTrainingCrisis
November 18, 2025 at 9:53 AM
We will strike until we’re heard.
The Government needs to take action now to restore our pay and solve the speciality training crisis.
Strike action for resident doctors in England continues until 6.59am on Wednesday 19 November www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #PayRestoration #EndTrainingCrisis
The Government needs to take action now to restore our pay and solve the speciality training crisis.
Strike action for resident doctors in England continues until 6.59am on Wednesday 19 November www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #PayRestoration #EndTrainingCrisis
Voices from the picket lines. 👇📣🪧
thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/pay...
In case you missed it, #TheDrMagazine spoke to doctors gathered in Manchester and London on Friday.
thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/pay...
In case you missed it, #TheDrMagazine spoke to doctors gathered in Manchester and London on Friday.
Resident doctors refuse to bow to health secretary’s ‘emotional blackmail’
Five-day strike begins as BMA demands action from the Government on pay and jobs
thedoctor.bma.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Voices from the picket lines. 👇📣🪧
thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/pay...
In case you missed it, #TheDrMagazine spoke to doctors gathered in Manchester and London on Friday.
thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/pay...
In case you missed it, #TheDrMagazine spoke to doctors gathered in Manchester and London on Friday.
It's day 4 of resident doctors' industrial action in England.
With no credible offer from the Government on the table, our work to restore pay and jobs for resident doctors continues. www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #PayRestoration #EndTrainingCrisis
With no credible offer from the Government on the table, our work to restore pay and jobs for resident doctors continues. www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #PayRestoration #EndTrainingCrisis
November 17, 2025 at 11:40 AM
It's day 4 of resident doctors' industrial action in England.
With no credible offer from the Government on the table, our work to restore pay and jobs for resident doctors continues. www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #PayRestoration #EndTrainingCrisis
With no credible offer from the Government on the table, our work to restore pay and jobs for resident doctors continues. www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #PayRestoration #EndTrainingCrisis
Striking is our last resort, but with no credible offer on pay or jobs from the Government resident doctors in England have been left with no choice.
We continue our strike action until 6.59am on Wednesday 19 November.
www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #PayRestoration #EndTrainingCrisis
We continue our strike action until 6.59am on Wednesday 19 November.
www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #PayRestoration #EndTrainingCrisis
November 16, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Striking is our last resort, but with no credible offer on pay or jobs from the Government resident doctors in England have been left with no choice.
We continue our strike action until 6.59am on Wednesday 19 November.
www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #PayRestoration #EndTrainingCrisis
We continue our strike action until 6.59am on Wednesday 19 November.
www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #PayRestoration #EndTrainingCrisis
Day 2 of industrial action.
Resident doctors’ pay is down by more than a fifth, but no doctor is worth less than in 2008.
Today we strike again in England to show the Government we won’t back down until they make a credible offer.
www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #PayRestoration #EndTrainingCrisis
Resident doctors’ pay is down by more than a fifth, but no doctor is worth less than in 2008.
Today we strike again in England to show the Government we won’t back down until they make a credible offer.
www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #PayRestoration #EndTrainingCrisis
November 15, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Day 2 of industrial action.
Resident doctors’ pay is down by more than a fifth, but no doctor is worth less than in 2008.
Today we strike again in England to show the Government we won’t back down until they make a credible offer.
www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #PayRestoration #EndTrainingCrisis
Resident doctors’ pay is down by more than a fifth, but no doctor is worth less than in 2008.
Today we strike again in England to show the Government we won’t back down until they make a credible offer.
www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #PayRestoration #EndTrainingCrisis
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Haunting words from Dr Susie who we spoke to earlier:
"A huge number are leaving. Conditions [in NZ/Oz] are better because their system isn't as crumbling as ours, but if they make a life there - why would they come back?"
Stand with your Resident Doctors. You'll miss them when they're gone.
"A huge number are leaving. Conditions [in NZ/Oz] are better because their system isn't as crumbling as ours, but if they make a life there - why would they come back?"
Stand with your Resident Doctors. You'll miss them when they're gone.
November 14, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Haunting words from Dr Susie who we spoke to earlier:
"A huge number are leaving. Conditions [in NZ/Oz] are better because their system isn't as crumbling as ours, but if they make a life there - why would they come back?"
Stand with your Resident Doctors. You'll miss them when they're gone.
"A huge number are leaving. Conditions [in NZ/Oz] are better because their system isn't as crumbling as ours, but if they make a life there - why would they come back?"
Stand with your Resident Doctors. You'll miss them when they're gone.
Resident doctors across England are striking over pay and jobs today.
Here's why 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kghw...
Here's why 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kghw...
Resident doctors on the picket line tell us why they're striking
YouTube video by BMAtv
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November 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Resident doctors across England are striking over pay and jobs today.
Here's why 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kghw...
Here's why 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kghw...
"Our members have charged us with fixing jobs and pay, and we have a mandate to take action on both. Why would we go back with something that did neither?"
Dr Jack Fletcher, chair of Resident Doctor Committee writes about why residents in England are striking @lbc.co.uk www.lbc.co.uk/article/wes-...
Dr Jack Fletcher, chair of Resident Doctor Committee writes about why residents in England are striking @lbc.co.uk www.lbc.co.uk/article/wes-...
Wes Streeting still doesn't understand why resident doctors are on strike | LBC
Resident doctors do not take the decision to strike lightly, writes Dr Jack Fletcher
www.lbc.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
"Our members have charged us with fixing jobs and pay, and we have a mandate to take action on both. Why would we go back with something that did neither?"
Dr Jack Fletcher, chair of Resident Doctor Committee writes about why residents in England are striking @lbc.co.uk www.lbc.co.uk/article/wes-...
Dr Jack Fletcher, chair of Resident Doctor Committee writes about why residents in England are striking @lbc.co.uk www.lbc.co.uk/article/wes-...
Resident doctors in England are not ‘morally reprehensible,' to be on strike today, as Wes Streeting puts it. This is about fair pay, pay that's down more than a fifth since 2008.
Read more in #TheDrMagazine 👇
thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/pay...
Read more in #TheDrMagazine 👇
thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/pay...
November 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Resident doctors in England are not ‘morally reprehensible,' to be on strike today, as Wes Streeting puts it. This is about fair pay, pay that's down more than a fifth since 2008.
Read more in #TheDrMagazine 👇
thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/pay...
Read more in #TheDrMagazine 👇
thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/pay...
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As if you needed reminding.
We stand 100% behind @bma.org.uk resident doctors starting action today.
Find your nearest picket line: strikemap.org/union/bma
#StrikeMap
We stand 100% behind @bma.org.uk resident doctors starting action today.
Find your nearest picket line: strikemap.org/union/bma
#StrikeMap
November 14, 2025 at 12:13 PM
As if you needed reminding.
We stand 100% behind @bma.org.uk resident doctors starting action today.
Find your nearest picket line: strikemap.org/union/bma
#StrikeMap
We stand 100% behind @bma.org.uk resident doctors starting action today.
Find your nearest picket line: strikemap.org/union/bma
#StrikeMap
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November 14, 2025 at 10:07 AM
📣 Five days of strike action in England starts today.
These strikes could have been averted, if Wes Streeting had a credible pay and jobs offer for resident doctors in England to consider.
🪧 See you on the picket lines: www.bma.org.uk/rdpicketlines
These strikes could have been averted, if Wes Streeting had a credible pay and jobs offer for resident doctors in England to consider.
🪧 See you on the picket lines: www.bma.org.uk/rdpicketlines
November 14, 2025 at 10:45 AM
📣 Five days of strike action in England starts today.
These strikes could have been averted, if Wes Streeting had a credible pay and jobs offer for resident doctors in England to consider.
🪧 See you on the picket lines: www.bma.org.uk/rdpicketlines
These strikes could have been averted, if Wes Streeting had a credible pay and jobs offer for resident doctors in England to consider.
🪧 See you on the picket lines: www.bma.org.uk/rdpicketlines
Resident doctors begin striking tomorrow.
There'll be regional and local pickets between 14-19 November, across England.
If you're planning on picketing or showing solidarity at a picket line, make sure you've read our guidance: www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #DoctorsStrike
There'll be regional and local pickets between 14-19 November, across England.
If you're planning on picketing or showing solidarity at a picket line, make sure you've read our guidance: www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #DoctorsStrike
November 13, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Resident doctors begin striking tomorrow.
There'll be regional and local pickets between 14-19 November, across England.
If you're planning on picketing or showing solidarity at a picket line, make sure you've read our guidance: www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #DoctorsStrike
There'll be regional and local pickets between 14-19 November, across England.
If you're planning on picketing or showing solidarity at a picket line, make sure you've read our guidance: www.bma.org.uk/our-campaign... #DoctorsStrike