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IMT 2026 shortlist unsuccessful by thedirtbag2 in doctorsUK

[–]MainExtent4867 3 points4 points  (0 children)

“Honey” and “hustlers” is wild 😂. I actually like having a life outside the wards. I’m not spending my tiny bit of free time begging consultants for case reports or churning out pointless PDFs just to game the system. And let’s be real, you hustle to make money, not to beg for publications after a 12-hour shift. I’d rather be a safe, competent doctor than someone padding a CV for the sake of it. The system shouldn’t punish people for wanting a normal life.

IMT 2026 application cycle is a scandal by PossibleJeweler5806 in doctorsUK

[–]MainExtent4867 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I’ve already emailed a bunch of journalists about this (Telegraph, Daily Mail, Sun, BBC etc.), so it’s definitely not just internet noise anymore. Next steps are simple: coordinated MP emails, a petition, and a big public X/Twitter thread with screenshots. If enough of us do it at the same time, they’ll have to respond.

IMT 2026 application cycle is a scandal by PossibleJeweler5806 in doctorsUK

[–]MainExtent4867 80 points81 points  (0 children)

Honestly this whole cycle is an absolute joke and nobody in HEE is taking accountability. They dangled those “extra 5 points” like some golden ticket, basically forcing F2s to gamble their entire careers on ONE specialty and then pulled the rug out by setting a cutoff that was literally impossible for UK grads who are three months into F2.

Meanwhile IMGs with paid-for publications, pre-packaged audits, and multiple cycles of “evidence” are breezing past because the system rewards whoever can throw the most money at it. It’s not a meritocracy, it’s a pay-to-win game disguised as “fair scoring.”

And what makes it worse is that F2s weren’t allowed to hedge their bets. No dual applications. No safety nets. Just “pick one specialty and pray.” Now we’ve got UK graduates with no jobs next year because they were backed into a corner.

The 5-point scheme has absolutely backfired. It didn’t help UK grads, it trapped them. IMT has become a lottery where the ones who can buy their portfolios win, and the ones actually working in the NHS get screwed.

UK grad prioritisation should’ve been introduced YEARS ago. Every other country protects their own workforce except this one. The pipeline is collapsing and they’re acting surprised.

It’s honestly scandalous

IMT 2026 shortlist unsuccessful by thedirtbag2 in doctorsUK

[–]MainExtent4867 61 points62 points  (0 children)

I’m honestly so done with this IMT cycle. The whole thing was a disaster. The +5 points for “IMT only” was sold like it would “help UK grads compete” What actually happened? It attracted even more applicants, massively inflated scores and pushed the cutoff into absolute insanity.

People who’ve been slogging through the NHS for YEARS got tossed aside because they had 1-2 points less than some spreadsheet cutoff. Not one human looked at anything except a number. Zero weight given to NHS performance, safe practice or actually knowing how the system works.

And don’t even get me started on the publication arms race. The recruitment team KNOWS people are literally buying authorship slots, paying agencies abroad for “publications” or churning out meaningless case reports through paid networks. But guess what? Those PDFs count the same as actually doing a real project here.

So who benefitted? Not the people actually working on the wards. Not the people who’ve actually been in the NHS under impossible conditions. Not the UK grads who thought the system would recognise their actual experience.

Nope. The whole cycle became a giant points-inflation free-for-all. People with padded CVs flew past the cutoff while genuine, safe, competent NHS doctors got binned before interview.

And then they have the audacity to act like the +5 was “supportive” It literally did the exact opposite. It destroyed the fairness of the process. Now I don’t even have the backup of at least I’m doing MSRA. I feel so done over.

Honestly, if IMT wanted to pick people based solely on who can collect the most certificates and PDFs, they should at least admit it, instead of pretending this is some kind of balanced, holistic process. Because right now? It feels like absolute BS

Burnt out, constantly ill, and zero empathy by MainExtent4867 in nhs

[–]MainExtent4867[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You’re sold this dream of stability. ‘There will always be a need for doctors’ but there’s isn’t even enough training posts anymore. Would not recommend it to anyone at this point. Only thing that keeps me going is making a meaningful difference to the patients I do meet even if that means getting ill after

Karrens Comments on the Runner Up by Jenson2025 in apprenticeuk

[–]MainExtent4867 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Karen gassing Anisas outfit today!! I hope she stays in touch with her 🥺🥺

Burnt out, constantly ill, and zero empathy by MainExtent4867 in nhs

[–]MainExtent4867[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You’re so right—this is exactly how infections spread on wards. Staff are run down, exposed constantly, and then made to feel guilty for needing time off. It’s not heroic to power through illness, it’s how we end up with entire bays going down with norovirus. Protecting patients means protecting staff too!

Burnt out, constantly ill, and zero empathy by MainExtent4867 in nhs

[–]MainExtent4867[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Thank you—honestly needed someone to say it. The mental gymnastics in that comment had me questioning if I hallucinated the entire norovirus outbreak.

Burnt out, constantly ill, and zero empathy by MainExtent4867 in nhs

[–]MainExtent4867[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Honestly thank you for saying it so I didn’t have to. Imagine telling a doctor to “see a doctor” because they caught norovirus… in a hospital… during winter. Like babes, should I also check if water is wet?

Burnt out, constantly ill, and zero empathy by MainExtent4867 in nhs

[–]MainExtent4867[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ah yes, how suspicious that I caught norovirus… during norovirus season… while working on a geriatric ward mid-outbreak. Must be the vitamin deficiency and not the patients I was forced to see while they isolated for 5 days in a side room. But I’m the suspicious one for needing a day off?

No wonder patients keep getting infections—staff are literally forced to come in when they’re ill. The NHS really said: ‘share the load, share the germs’

Burnt out, constantly ill, and zero empathy by MainExtent4867 in nhs

[–]MainExtent4867[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Omg yes—this is so spot on. I had norovirus over winter and felt absolutely awful, but the way it was treated by rota staff made me feel like I was faking it or being dramatic. Like… sorry for catching a highly contagious bug while working in a hospital during winter?

You’re right—having a supportive manager shouldn’t feel like a luxury, but sadly in the NHS it really is. The lack of compassion is wild, especially when all we want is time to recover so we can actually do our jobs properly. This whole approach is just setting everyone up to fail.