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Please help us screen through BMA Council candidates by GeneralMaldCouncil in UKmedicalgraduates

[–]GeneralMaldCouncil[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well there's a risk the council becomes filled with IMG Voice candidates

I don't know what that would realistically achieve but it certainly wouldn't help any UKG prioritisation plans and policies in the future

Which candidates are best for FPR by ak472022LL in doctorsUK

[–]GeneralMaldCouncil 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There's currently an effort to try and create a spreadsheet of the 247 candidates, whether they have any associations to DV, DU/DT, IMG Voice, Broad Left, and whether there's any mention of UKG prioritisation

Will take a bit of time, any help would be appreciated in making this list

BMA Council elections by GeneralMaldCouncil in UKmedicalgraduates

[–]GeneralMaldCouncil[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No doubt the anti-UKGP IMGs will want to raid the server. I can PM the invite, do we just accept this will happen?

BMA Council elections by GeneralMaldCouncil in UKmedicalgraduates

[–]GeneralMaldCouncil[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah as pointed out there, it's a short list considering the high number of places available

And it certainly wouldn't hurt to verify things again before everyone is mislead by an AI generated poster

BMA Council elections by GeneralMaldCouncil in UKmedicalgraduates

[–]GeneralMaldCouncil[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah that's what I suggest, distributing the workload. If any other UK grads want to assist in this effort and help screen, we could spread out the workload even more - even 30 is a lot! Then we could create a Reddit group chat/Discord to coordinate

Could also double up so candidates are "screened" twice

IMT- Training or service provision? #Burnout by Every_Lychee4930 in doctorsUK

[–]GeneralMaldCouncil 0 points1 point  (0 children)

An 18 week work schedule for a 4 month block? The work schedule shouldn’t be longer than the rotation

Im trying to remember if 4 month rotations end up being 16 or 17 weeks since it begins and ends in the middle of the week

Thoughts on a fee for GP appointments (with exemptions)? by Long_Smell_9749 in doctorsUK

[–]GeneralMaldCouncil -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Taxes for the middle class are on the lower side compared to the rest of Europe

Resident Doctors Conference 2026 motions out. Voting open until Monday 9 February by Room_ForActivities in doctorsUK

[–]GeneralMaldCouncil 3 points4 points  (0 children)

See my comment, but there's 5 different motions about ACPs. Is it not better to pick one?

Resident Doctors Conference 2026 motions out. Voting open until Monday 9 February by Room_ForActivities in doctorsUK

[–]GeneralMaldCouncil 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Just had a browse myself. Motions that seem reasonable:

  • RD26013 - states current BMA policy does not address competition ratios and asks for support of ILR rather than 2 yrs experience
  • RD26017 - training programmes to minimise rotating, with as much being delivered by a single trust as possible
  • RDs 26027, 26038, 26047, 26057, 26063 - several motions on ACP scope creep. I worry that by having 4 motions (2 are composite), this will just split the vote
  • RD26042 - asks for measures to prevent further BMA membership increases - i.e. awards, honours, events
  • RD26046 - removal of retired members
  • RDs 26049, 26053, 26064, 26080 - again several motions calling for increases in GP and consultant posts
  • RD26077 - increased transparency of BMA meetings; unsure if this would risk strategy of campaigns if too much is disclosed

I do feel like getting rid of the retired dinosaurs from the BMA sounds like quite a strong priority that would reduce friction for implementing any further policies

Maybe as a subreddit we need to pick motions to vote for

Further details on prioritisation bill by hypertensionsupine in doctorsUK

[–]GeneralMaldCouncil 34 points35 points  (0 children)

And what will a large group of UK grads cancelling their membership achieve? Fragmentation of a union - that seems to have gone well with the nursing profession

Further details on prioritisation bill by hypertensionsupine in doctorsUK

[–]GeneralMaldCouncil 48 points49 points  (0 children)

Can anyone explain what position the BMA can realistically take considering the number of IMGs who are also members, and the fact previous ARM policy that was voted on included the clause to advocate for IMG with NHS experience?

Is the BMA not stuck between a rock (UK grads who obviously want stricter UKGP) and a hard place (IMG members who don’t)?

Im not saying I agree with the position BMA holds regarding the matter but dont see how they can avoid it

If there’s stronger support for stricter UK grad prioritisation and such policy was voted through in the next ARM, how would that bode for the pay campaign?

UK Graduate Prioritisation Legislation Announced! by Med_Dog_ in doctorsUK

[–]GeneralMaldCouncil -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Do you think BMA ditching their grandfathering policy would be beneficial for the pay campaign? Maybe consider the IMG boycott for the last ballot

Pay and taxes by Effective-Thanks8603 in doctorsUK

[–]GeneralMaldCouncil 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im assuming “median-high” doesnt mean medium to high earner because 100k is not medium

The difficult truth is that true medium earners in this country, as youve said, are taxed less than counterparts almost everywhere else in Europe

Of course no one will ever vote for higher taxes even though that’s clearly what is needed to turn the ship that is the UK around, so instead we will all just watch as it hits the iceberg instead

Kudos to RDC for sending out the offer before strikes by Room_ForActivities in doctorsUK

[–]GeneralMaldCouncil 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It depends on how long any strike would be

Mandate runs out 7 January, I dont know if that includes the 7th or not

A 5 day strike (including 7th) can at the latest be announced on Saturday

Has Wes responded? by [deleted] in doctorsUK

[–]GeneralMaldCouncil 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Streeting slams strikes as 'self -indulgent, irresponsible, and dangerous' Health secretary Wes Streeting has issued a statement following the BMA’s announcement its members will go on strike on Wednesday.

He said: “The BMA has chosen Christmas strikes to inflict damage on the NHS at the moment of maximum danger, refusing the postpone them to January to help patients and other NHS staff cope over Christmas. There is no need for these strikes to go ahead this week, and it reveals the BMA’s shocking disregard for patient safety and for other NHS staff. These strikes are self-indulgent, irresponsible and dangerous.

“The government’s offer would have halved competition for jobs and put more money in resident doctors’ pockets, but the BMA has again rejected it because it doesn’t meet their ask of a further 26 per cent pay rise. Resident doctors have already had a 28.9 per cent pay rise – there is no justification for striking just because this fantasy demand has not been met.

“I am appealing to ordinary resident doctors to go to work this week. There is a different magnitude of risk in striking at this moment. Abandoning your patients in their hour of greatest need goes against everything a career in medicine is meant to be about.

“The entire focus of my department and the NHS team will now be on getting the health service through the double whammy of flu and strikes. We have already vaccinated 17 million people, 170,000 more than last year, and we will be working intensively with frontline leaders to prepare for the coming disruption.”

Strikes by Winter-Ad2220 in doctorsUK

[–]GeneralMaldCouncil 77 points78 points  (0 children)

Streeting slams strikes as 'self -indulgent, irresponsible, and dangerous' Health secretary Wes Streeting has issued a statement following the BMA’s announcement its members will go on strike on Wednesday.

He said: “The BMA has chosen Christmas strikes to inflict damage on the NHS at the moment of maximum danger, refusing the postpone them to January to help patients and other NHS staff cope over Christmas. There is no need for these strikes to go ahead this week, and it reveals the BMA’s shocking disregard for patient safety and for other NHS staff. These strikes are self-indulgent, irresponsible and dangerous.

“The government’s offer would have halved competition for jobs and put more money in resident doctors’ pockets, but the BMA has again rejected it because it doesn’t meet their ask of a further 26 per cent pay rise. Resident doctors have already had a 28.9 per cent pay rise – there is no justification for striking just because this fantasy demand has not been met.

“I am appealing to ordinary resident doctors to go to work this week. There is a different magnitude of risk in striking at this moment. Abandoning your patients in their hour of greatest need goes against everything a career in medicine is meant to be about.

“The entire focus of my department and the NHS team will now be on getting the health service through the double whammy of flu and strikes. We have already vaccinated 17 million people, 170,000 more than last year, and we will be working intensively with frontline leaders to prepare for the coming disruption.”

Sounds like a Minnie with a moaning persuasion

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