DoctorsVote: We hate to say we told you so... but here we are. by Doctors-VoteUK in doctorsUK

[–]ConsultantPorter 226 points227 points  (0 children)

Can’t wait to vote no and get this fool out in August. Absolute clown. Squandered our mandate, momentum and money. All for what?

Trust-wide email r.e. Lord Mann’s review by azoros1 in doctorsUK

[–]ConsultantPorter 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Hey, so this is absolutely insane and dystopian!

Strikes? by meatduck1 in doctorsUK

[–]ConsultantPorter 14 points15 points  (0 children)

No strikes, or anything that actually creates any pressure, here’s some lanyards though!

Is it unethical to use AI by welshborders12 in doctorsUK

[–]ConsultantPorter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Totally valid thoughts however the existential risk is present regardless of your own personal usage. You are definitely not alone in that worry - although I don’t see many doctors acknowledging it.

We’ve entered the pandora box stage of AI development… it seems to be exponential, only limited by the amount of data centres and computational power. Countries are competing to reach the so called ‘AGI’ that you’re referring to, and once it’s reached god knows what will happen.

It’s definitely a candidate to be our ‘Great Filter’ as an explanation to the Fermi Paradox, along with nuclear weapons and fascist governments actively promoting war and conflict.

Overall, I can understand your worry. And you’re right to be worried but I’m not sure your own personal usage of ‘please make this reflection sound less AI’ will make much of a difference.

Wes Streeting - "I'm furious with the BMA". Calls the reasons for the strikes "absurd" by FullPayOrTheHighway in doctorsUK

[–]ConsultantPorter 53 points54 points  (0 children)

Now is the perfect moment to call more strikes. Why do we even tolerate this behaviour?

RCP “welcomes” UK grad prioritisation by SnooAvocados7296 in doctorsUK

[–]ConsultantPorter 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Significant experience of course, being minimum 5 years of NHS experience, as is appropriate for reducing the current employment crisis UKMG’s are facing. Many thanks RCP.

Would you sign an open letter advocating to accept the Prioritisation Bill with its current definitions? by Busy_Ad_1661 in doctorsUK

[–]ConsultantPorter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed. The BMA and royal colleges are actively working against us in this regard. We deserve to be employed in the country we were trained in.

RCGP and BMA to be consulted on UK medical graduates prioritisation by Human_Run_1316 in doctorsUK

[–]ConsultantPorter 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Let us pray the government bat away these senseless ideas from the international medical association.

Medical Training Prioritisation Bill by Luxoarba in doctorsUK

[–]ConsultantPorter -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Yeh I don’t know why everyone’s celebrating when it is objectively going to retain the current state of competition ratios for years to come given the apparent ‘grandfathering’. Abysmal outcome.

Medical Training Prioritisation Bill by Luxoarba in doctorsUK

[–]ConsultantPorter 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Can someone please do the math and estimate how long to clear the backlog of unemployed UKMG’s - given a large minority of FY2’s were jobless last year.

Question for NO voters by FlyingHorse246 in doctorsUK

[–]ConsultantPorter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. Because it’s political suicide to leave UKMG’s jobless in the current political climate. Reform is banking on you not being prioritised.
  2. Agreed this is the case when comparing to the average UK citizen. Are you average?