Dr Linda Dykes
@drlindadykes.bsky.social
Emergency Physician & GP, UK, PGY29. Mainly Urgent Community Geris/H@H.
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Elder millennials watching yet another speculative industry get “too big to fail”
a man standing in front of a car that says netflix
ALT: a man standing in front of a car that says netflix
media.tenor.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Elder millennials watching yet another speculative industry get “too big to fail”
Reposted by Dr Linda Dykes
4/ Meanwhile, an expose in the BMJ brought the experiences of these locally-employed doctors, in short-term, non-standard "gig economy" contracts, into sharp focus.
You can read that one here:
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
You can read that one here:
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Revealed: Thousands of NHS doctors are trapped in insecure “gig economy” contracts
Thousands of locally employed doctors—many of them international graduates and from ethnic minorities—are trapped in insecure NHS contracts with no access to training, career progression, or national ...
www.bmj.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:22 AM
4/ Meanwhile, an expose in the BMJ brought the experiences of these locally-employed doctors, in short-term, non-standard "gig economy" contracts, into sharp focus.
You can read that one here:
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
You can read that one here:
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Reposted by Dr Linda Dykes
3/ It also demonstrates that we don't retain these doctors in the workforce.
Read more here:
www.gmc-uk.org/about/what-w...
Read more here:
www.gmc-uk.org/about/what-w...
Workforce report
The state of medical education and practice: workforce report analyses trends in the medical workforce across the UK. It uses a variety of sources to provide insights for policymakers and workforce pl...
www.gmc-uk.org
November 22, 2025 at 8:22 AM
3/ It also demonstrates that we don't retain these doctors in the workforce.
Read more here:
www.gmc-uk.org/about/what-w...
Read more here:
www.gmc-uk.org/about/what-w...
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2/ The new General Medical Council workforce report once again illustrates that the most rapidly rising cohort in the medical workforce are locally-employed doctors. This year is also looks at their contract duration, and finds that the majority in this group are on short-term contracts.
November 22, 2025 at 8:22 AM
2/ The new General Medical Council workforce report once again illustrates that the most rapidly rising cohort in the medical workforce are locally-employed doctors. This year is also looks at their contract duration, and finds that the majority in this group are on short-term contracts.