Nothing like the people on twitter during strikes telling you to leave if you don’t like it, to speed up and encourage you to complete your Canadian immigration application. In a year and a half when I’m on 36k as a ‘junior doctor’ my mate in Canada who graduated at the same time as me will be a fully qualified GP on 100k, also in a free at point of use service. 😊 🫡 🎿
Oh yeah and the Canadians don’t speak to their doctors like this or disrespect them and call them apprentices.
@DrEilidhMaria You're just a greedy, lazy, troll trying to generate some advertising money by click baiting people. You also need to stop disrespecting the tax payer, we don't owe you anything. For all we know, you're probably not even a GP. You seem to have too much time on your hands.
There is that somewhat trite saying: “It ain’t what you do it, it’s the way that you do it… that’s what gets results.” I just wonder whether there is space to consider the future of the NHS, as it is tied to the future of the doctors, nurses and staff that work within it… and I say this not to bully, or be an irritant. In many ways this strike has touched upon a core issue about the best way to provide care and affordability of healthcare. I have read nearly all the NHS reports over the last few years on whistleblowing, and maternity scandals. There is a common theme about why the care standards are not great in the NHS. There is a culture issue in the NHS, and a sort of shrugging of responsibility. I am not blaming you, or even the JDs. It seems that the real issue is with *some* Consultants, there is a sort of disdain for patient care in *some* Trusts, and a refusal to appropriately train doctors, provide supervision and set decent standards. This is 3rd (?) strike from JDs in less than a year… and it is odd because I have not heard the concerns that are being reported in all these terrible reports. It is just better pay. So the issue is, how does the NHS improve, how do the scandals, cover-ups, and poor treatment of staff and patients stop? The issue is that this lack of unity… is what is tearing the nation apart. Any time I have said these things I get mobbed by JDs trying to convince me that they are the most important professionals in the country, and that they will leave if they cannot make more money… (As a British Ex-Pat I actually support people traveling abroad for work because it does force you to work differently, and harder). But I am not trying to fight people, I can just see a bigger issue. People do not need to be convinced that your pay is bad, or that you are the most important people in the nation, they want to make sure that there is someway for them to get healthcare for themselves and their family. And it does not seem that the BMA is concerned about that… I am not saying that is your mindset, it is just how it is interpreted. The NHS needs to have a future to survive, and really the medics are the ones who play the most pivotal role in that future. But the fighting over money as a priority, rejecting the same deal as the one for Scotland, and telling people that you only earn £15 a hour, when you can get decent overtime pay as well, at much more than that, it is just not spelling out much of a future for the NHS. No-one says you should sacrifice your desire to earn more money, but what is the future of the NHS… when you read that from 2009-2020, in East Kent, nothing was done to improve the standard of care and as a result scores of babies and women died unnecessary. As the next generation of doctors you are in the best position to reverse these trends…But there is no plan to change anything, just a plan for more money. So what is the future of the NHS… ?because it cannot get better simply because some people are paid more. Hope this lands softly…
@DrEilidhMaria Another loss to the profession and patients ! Agree, one doubts any other “authority” treats its professional medical workforce in a similar fashion! Best wishes
@DrEilidhMaria Lol. You're wanting status. That's what took you to study medicine. You are 1) better than a plumber, 2) to be spoken to know a deferential tone. Good luck in Canada.
@DrEilidhMaria I think the lack of respect you speak to is as bad of an issue as the inadequate pay. I hope you win your fight for fair pay and help restore NHS. Don't go to Canada, they have their own issues.