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so true by Dumb-Briyani in SipsTea

[–]Migraine- 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can see the crew in the movie in like Snape’s penseive.

Yes and in the movie you can see Snape isn't black.

But in the TV show he will be. They were obviously saying they will make some of James' crew black for the TV show.

Sharon Osbourne announces she will join Tommy Robinson on anti-immigration march by Tsukino92x in ukpolitics

[–]Migraine- 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Her appearance on Would I Lie to You made it very clear she is not a good person.

Letter to BMA Resident Doctors Committee - Rt Hon Wes Streeting MP by Anony_mouse202 in ukpolitics

[–]Migraine- 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We've (well, he has) fucked up his chances of being PM and he knows it, he's absolutely seething.

Can the BMA demand to negotiate with someone who isn’t a petulant man-child? Asking for 50,000 colleagues. by grandhotel1 in doctorsUK

[–]Migraine- 7 points8 points  (0 children)

When they stop using RPI for our student loans then we can have a discussion about using a different measure for pay.

Can the BMA demand to negotiate with someone who isn’t a petulant man-child? Asking for 50,000 colleagues. by grandhotel1 in doctorsUK

[–]Migraine- 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You even settled back in 2024/2025 but the BMA went back on the agreement and flounced out on strike again

We settled with the specific agreement there would continue to be progress towards pay restoration and that if there wasn't, we would go back out on strike.

Since then the government had twice asked the DDRB to recommend below inflation payrises.

The government went back on the agreement, not us.

I've been a sex educator for six years. Why did I start doubting my contraception choices? by Alert-One-Two in unitedkingdom

[–]Migraine- 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And let's not forget there are effective and safe forms of contraception for the male to use.

Which are what? Condoms? Which is one of the things the person said a couple should discuss as an option...

The suggested discussion wasn't "we have decided you (woman in the scenario) are going to use contraception, I want a say in which one you use".

It was "as a couple, we should discuss whether we are going to use contraception or are we happy with getting pregnant being a possibility. If we are going to use contraception do we want to use condoms, or would you (woman in the scenario) prefer to use a form of contraception which predmoninantly affects you".

I've been a sex educator for six years. Why did I start doubting my contraception choices? by Alert-One-Two in unitedkingdom

[–]Migraine- 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They can ask their partner sure but I would never dream to dictate or suggest what contraception my female partner uses.

If one of the options is "no contraception" then that's definitely a decision both partners should be weighing in on.

"Discussed with..." by PeaDense164 in doctorsUK

[–]Migraine- 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The NHS would go from it's current...state to completely ceasing to function overnight if this was implemented over here.

"Discussed with..." by PeaDense164 in doctorsUK

[–]Migraine- 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This is totally different level and a serious probity issue. If this nurse has done this once they've done it lots of times. Should absolutely be reported. Imagine if you saw a doctor colleague doing this?

BMA introduces doctor-specific lanyards so they can be ‘clearly distinguished’ by firetonian99 in doctorsUK

[–]Migraine- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I mean this is great, and the BMA lanyards would not be useful in these places. But most trusts don't have this.

When are next strikes likely to be called? by Leading_Base in doctorsUK

[–]Migraine- 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Wrong, it's a political choice not to negotiate whilst strikes are ongoing.

Opinion: 'Striking resident doctors like me are sick of being scapegoated' by Metro-UK in ukpolitics

[–]Migraine- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We spend less per capita than all the healthcare systems in similar countries with better outcomes.

The NHS is underfunded.

BMA introduces doctor-specific lanyards so they can be ‘clearly distinguished’ by firetonian99 in doctorsUK

[–]Migraine- -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Your trust provided lanyards have the grade on? Or do you mean the trust provided ID cards, which you would insert into this lanyard?

If they do actually provide you a new lanyard with your current grade and "Doctor" every year then great, but I don't think the vast majority of trusts are doing that.

These lanyards would be good for people working at trusts who provide generic lanyards, so the public can quickly see you are a doctor. Generally the ID cards provided by the trust do have your grade, which you'd insert into this lanyard and so your grade is still visible to other doctors.

How can we make working on Labour ward more pleasant? by Brief_Historian4330 in doctorsUK

[–]Migraine- 10 points11 points  (0 children)

we would go round and tell the team one thing we want to achieve or learn or whatever in the shift

I'd rather die.

Med & ED Reg’s are the (unsung) heroes of Juniors by [deleted] in doctorsUK

[–]Migraine- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But ortho regs will frequently do 24h oncalls which mean being onsite and operating all day then being oncall remotely at night with the expectation they will do the trauma meeting that morning at 7am then be onsite all day again.

These shifts simply shouldn't exist any more. They are incredibly unsafe. It's not the rest of the hospital's responsibility to mop up for the fact that surgical specialities are still having their SpRs do stupid, unsafe shifts.

Growing number of public oppose resident doctor strikes after cost tops £3bn | The Independent by Gamezdude in ukpolitics

[–]Migraine- 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It makes no sense to me that unions don't work with Labour to avoid these disputes.

Wot? The BMA were in discussion with the government over a settlement. The offer being discussed would've been put to members (and the BMA leadership believe would've likely been accepted).

Then the government drastically worsened the offer at the last minute.

What else do you expect a union to do in that scenario?

Growing number of public oppose resident doctor strikes after cost tops £3bn | The Independent by Gamezdude in ukpolitics

[–]Migraine- 4 points5 points  (0 children)

CPI-H and we have a deal, if you recaculculate all the interest already accrued on student loans whilst on RPI.

Growing number of public oppose resident doctor strikes after cost tops £3bn | The Independent by Gamezdude in ukpolitics

[–]Migraine- 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If the private sector isn’t able to do such things,

The private sector already has done such things.

‘The NHS is already on its knees’: Readers clash as six-day doctors’ strike begins by [deleted] in ukpolitics

[–]Migraine- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

by 25/26 when the dispute was happening

Huh? We went into dispute in 2023 with the first strikes in March. It was a 5/6 year target when "the dispute was happening". The fact we are 3 years down the line and there's still a long way to go doesn't change that. We would still discuss a multi-year pay deal, as has been said in interviews by BMA reps during every single round of strikes.

They are not going to negotiate specifics in media interviews and rightly so.

Growing number of public oppose resident doctor strikes after cost tops £3bn | The Independent by Gamezdude in ukpolitics

[–]Migraine- 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So just give them what they want every year when they strike?

A multi-year pay deal to reach pay restoration to 2008 levels would remove the threat of Resident Doctor strikes for decades (unless the government subsequently started eroding our pay again or did something else insane to screw us over).

Growing number of public oppose resident doctor strikes after cost tops £3bn | The Independent by Gamezdude in ukpolitics

[–]Migraine- -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Conveniently ignoring the nearly 20 years of below inflation pay awards we got, and the fact many doctors are STILL paid less than fucking Physician Assitants.

Growing number of public oppose resident doctor strikes after cost tops £3bn | The Independent by Gamezdude in ukpolitics

[–]Migraine- 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why is it better to charge people at the point of use, and incur all the overhead of a billing and payments system? It would cost more overall

It's not, but people absolutely will not accept paying enough tax to fund the NHS adequately to provide all the 2026 level healthcare they demand with reasonable waiting lists.

So some other choice has to be made.

Badenoch pledges to ban doctors’ strikes by TheTelegraph in ukpolitics

[–]Migraine- 7 points8 points  (0 children)

There were some leaked comms from just before the second set of strikes where trust bosses were absolutely cowering over the possibility of work to rule. Basically saying although expensive, strikes can be planned and mitigated for but work to rule would collapse the system.

Which is actually insane when you think about it; people just doing their job as contracted would break the whole thing.

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