I hate sharing horrific situations like this but another v young chest pain patient told to wait 3hrs for an ambulance. Decided to make their own way to A&E but sadly didn’t survive the cardiac arrest in their car.
NHS isn’t crumbling; it’s crumbled already
Today’s cardiac arrest was spotted by a third year medical student. Acted quickly and got help immediately. Such a traumatic experience for him but the patient was resuscitated and he saved a life today 💯
Five years of medical school costing ~£100,000 and this was my payslip after nearly one year of working in the NHS as a doctor.
This is why we are striking. How can you survive on this whilst people’s lives are in your hands daily AND you’re understaffed?
One of my patients this week is on a medication that costs £900 a month. It’s small tablet, once a day. They don’t pay a penny out of pocket. This is what the NHS is about
11-15 April will be the next round of Junior Doctors strike action in England.
The Government is still refusing to make a credible offer - or any offer at all - to resolve our dispute. Read more:
As part of my GP rotation, I am rota'd to work 12 hour days every third weekend on AMU/A&E. I get paid £16 per hour (pre-deductions) for these shifts. I'd earn more tutoring GCSE students instead 🧐
Just stop and think how wild this is. An NHS trust TWEETING for staff to come in, even on their annual leave. No mention of extra incentives either.
It’s broken, not breaking.
We are asking all staff who are not working - and may be on annual leave - but would be available to work, to contact Site and Capacity as soon as possible.
We appreciate this is a big ask, especially this time of year, and greatly appreciate any additional support you can give.
Rota team happy to call me at 9am on a Sunday but threaten to remove you from the doctors bank when you give >3 days notice to “cancel” a shift.
Not even cancelling it; I’ve been asked to cover an urgent on call IN THE SAME TRUST. Don’t talk about patient safety.
U.K. government:
Foreigners must earn a minimum salary to obtain a skilled worker visa (reported to be £35,000 now)
Also U.K. government:
Paying their own doctors below this minimum salary (around £30,000)
The GMC really asking why U.K. doctors want to move abroad, just as a hearing was called for a dr who walked into work with scrubs UNDER his clothes.
Icing on the cake? Tribunal took place over two years after the” incident”
Feel free to guess their ethnic background
6 years ago, I missed my offer for medicine at my first choice uni. Today I’m working as a FY1 doctor in that same university hospital. Happy to advise anyone who didn’t get the results they were expecting ‼️
32k is a terrible wage, especially for families.
That's £2200 monthly WITHOUT a student loan.
Average rent/mortgage is £1200 and £400 for bills.
That's £600 for EVERYTHING ELSE, including groceries.
Why are people so pressed about me saying £32k isn't a terrible wage. Yes doctors deserve more for the length of training, skill and stress of the job BUT my point was you can live on £32k, and many families live on a lot less.
Someone has very kindly pointed out that “survival” isn’t the most appropriate word. I fully appreciate that many people earn less than this and are able to survive. My message is about pay restoration and ensuring that doctors are paid FAIRLY for the work we do.
I'm not one to usually complain on Twitter, esp as I see my education/career as extreme privilege. However, I think it's also important to also highlight where improvements can/should be made, esp in public healthcare working conditions
Many argue that striking is dangerous due to less staff, with concerns of patient safety.
Where is this concern of patient safety for the other 362 days of the year? Simple maths would suggest 72hr walkout is almost nothing in comparison. NOT striking is more dangerous.
Incredibly blessed and fortunate to be back in Al Aqsa for jummah today. Please do forward me any duas you may have (happy to share my Google form link).
Currently raising funds for Palestine with
@ZaimahCharity
so please donate generously here:
Not for me but people pls flaunt whatever title you want. Prof? Dr? Captain? Sir? You do you. Ppl worked hard for this and imo it’s unfair to make blanket statements like this
Hosted a lil BBQ yesterday and mom suggested to guests not to bring any gifts but to donate towards the Yemen crisis instead (kept a 💰 jar by the food)
Over £500 raised (10 food packs) by this simple idea alhumdulilah. Sharing so in case others may wish to implement!🎗
How do you escalate getting underpaid almost every month? Tired of having to chase this, especially when it takes 1-2 weeks just for rota coordinators to reply 🙃
Minus 6.5 degrees today.
My car, house, work place are all heated. I don’t need to worry about my next meal. I can afford not to go to work if I get sick and look after my mental/physical health.
Days like today make you feel incredibly grateful. Count your blessings ALWAYS.
#RamadanMubarak
all! For those of us working long days/weekends/nights, don’t forget that your work can be a source of worship. It’s an honour to serve God thru helping others. Fight to renew your intentions and remember that small but consistent changes are the most powerful 💫
30 months of working in the same trust as baba and today is finally the day I’ve received an email meant for him. Imagine my face when I get emailed about junctional beats lmao
For the first time in six months, I took a full week off of work and decided to explore California/surrounding states a little. A few of my favourite pics below
@mlkytee
I’ve had this before. I replied to the bleep with “what’s the emergency”. Pharmacist said, oh it’s a query on a chart. I said, oh I assumed it was crazy urgent as you bleeping me x3 in 3 mins and that it was incredibly inappropriate. Never happened again with them
A life-changing journey to Palestine. Highly recommend to everyone. The resilience and strong faith of the Palestinians are unmatched. So generous and hospitable despite the occupation.
Answering some questions of my trip on my Instagram (check bio)
First time in four months where I’ve had an actual prayer room in my hospital and it’s genuinely a blessing. Praying at work properly reduces so much anxiety 📿
@MartinWilko
Sounds horrific and I’m glad hours have improved. Comparing now and 40 years ago isn’t quite fair though is it. Times have changed and current juniors doctors aren’t compensated fairly for their time.
Final day of
#FY1
. Been a crazy year with 100s of extra hours worked, ITU redeployment, numerous research projects and testing COVID positive in November, but it’s all blessings. Alhumdulilah. The
#FY2
journey starts tomorrow InshaAllah 💪🏽
Creating more medical school seats is like inflating a punctured tyre.
We need to work on retaining and training junior doctors first.
Create more training posts with a competitive salary and provide adequate financial support for medical students as a priority.
In 2010 83.1% of doctors went
into specialty training in the UK after
completing foundation training.
By 2018, this had fallen to 37.7%. Look what happens to the far right bar.
Bro I honestly don’t mind working 13 hours a day. It’s crazy but most medics know this is what we sign up for. But working HOURS after my shift has ended, that’s how this job is gonna kill me
Many are calling out Iran for their oppressive hijab laws and rightly so.
But how many of those ppl also called out Canada/India/France for banning hijab? It’s the same oppression.
Sadly only the former fits the “Islam is sexist/all Muslim women are oppressed” agenda
@clare_eliza
I loved telling younger medical students when I was at uni that the following degrees are harder than medicine:
-nursing
-architecture
-engineering
-sure there are many others
They *hated* it.
Flight attendant: is there a doctor on the plane?
Me, internally: it’s going to be chest pain or something, I only graduated last year
Flight attendant: the pilot needs an urgent discharge summary please
Me: MY TIME HAS COME
@MedRegoncall1
We had to move some office space around in our ED and Acute Medical Unit to create room for medical and nursing colleagues while urgent remedial works were carried out in an adjacent clinical area. That included the office in the picture, which had previously been temporary space
Boycotting is a serious stance to take and, imo, a totally reasonable one to fight the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. Unfortunately, there’s a LOT of misinformation out there. I’ve researched into this and BDS only advocate for EIGHT companies to be boycotted.
There is no shortage of doctors. There are plenty of us.
There is, however, a shortage of doctors in training.
75% increase in applications, but only a 5% increase in vacancies. Medicine is broken in the U.K., for patients and doctors alike.
Internal Medicine Training (IMT) programme.
Yesterday, the IMT ranking came out & the August 2024 statistics are:
6174 applicants
3682 interviews
1603 posts
Below is the data from previous years.
Young female patient: Sorry doctor do you know where I can check myself out?
Me: Oh… urm… I guess the washroom’s have a mirror? I’m not sure tbh?
Patient: No like I wanna go home…
💀
The floods in Pakistan sadly reflects how poorer populations are disproportionately affected by the climate crisis. Pakistan is the fifth most populous country but only produces <1% of the worlds carbon emissions
For my birthday today I will be ignoring my one hour daily limit of TikTok. The other highlight of my day was trying the new stairmaster at the gym. Alhumdulilah fr
Despite my final FY2 shift being a few weeks ago, today marks my last day as a Foundation Year doctor.
Far from perfect (
#payrestoration
pls) but it’s been a really enjoyable two years.
Very grateful to be part of this profession. Alhumdulilah always 🤲🏽
I reached out to Doaa last year to discuss Arabic lessons and I was just thinking about her a few days ago. I didn’t follow through but I remember telling my parents that I found an Arabic teacher based in Gaza.
She was killed by Isr**l alongside her other daughter.
Palestinian representation at the World Cup has been the highlight. Muslims and non-Muslims alike proudly chanting Free Palestine. The peaceful boycott of Israeli TV. We just love to see it 🇵🇸
Patient at home calls 999 for chest pain, told it's a 30 minute wait for an ambulance . Partner drives them to the hospital and it's a STEMI. The NHS is crumbling as we speak
@moribunddr
Hope you feel better soon, really sorry to hear about your situation. Your tweet was quite clearly a cry for help so don’t feel awful. Glad you’re getting the support you need. I don’t think anyone with an ounce of decency would be offended by what you said.
Eid Mubarak from the Azam’s 🌙 a day late to posting but it isn’t Eid unless you’re running late the whole day ☝🏽
Alhumdulilah for being to celebrate in safety with all of our loved ones 🤲🏽
To have a child taken from you is a parent’s worst nightmare.
This morning I heard from families going through this unbearable agony.
Working with our partners, we’re determined to secure the release of the hostages taken by Hamas terrorists.
Honestly celebrating Eid on different days is no big deal. It’s not a major source of “disunity”. People arguing over it causes more tension than the actual different celebration day
I utterly condemn the ongoing attacks on Israel and her citizens.
There is no justification for this act of terror which is being perpetrated by those who seek to undermine any chance for future peace in the region.
Israel has a right to defend herself.
We have an answer from the GMC
According to them, PAs study medicine, just not the same as a doctor who studies it for 5 years.
Whats different? The time and the content.
Rotation in Emergency Medicine finito. It’s acc mad when you deep over the last four months, you’ve been the responsible clinician for over 500 patients, making life changing decisions multiple times a day, including a few mistakes ofc. Alhumdulilah for the learning opportunity🙏🏽
Notice how world leaders will condemn the siege on Gaza without mentioning who is committing such atrocious acts.
However, in contrast, H*m*s are ALWAYS mentioned when condemning the terrible attacks in Israel.
Hi Isheverything,
Coming from someone who stammers, we have heard this dry banter over a million times.
Wouldn’t be surprised if you used this every week as a desperate attempt to get laughs.
Stick to judging people working in Tesco.
Regards
I hope people are opening their eyes to how this Labour party will govern
Tactical masterclass announcing "pay rises" for public sector workers at the same time they find a £20bn hole in public finances
100% intentional to get people to turn against us
Another Christmas, another surgical on call. Feeling very privileged and honoured to be working today, especially alongside so many who should be celebrating with family and friends. Happy Christmas to all those celebrating🎄
I’m not impressed when people say they have 3 jobs or they work 90 hours a week. Idk who glorified working yourself to death; I’m impressed by people who work smart and still make time to do the things they love, enjoy life. Money isn’t everything…
A wonderful evening last night back at the University of Liverpool’s Charity Week dinner. Thousands of £s raised for
#CW2021
mA tA! So incredibly organised by the committee. Somehow got pulled on stage 🙃 but alhumdulilah always a pleasure to see new faces and old friends!
Just a reminder that the GMC spent over £55 million last year on investigation complaints against doctors. And guess where did the majority of that money come from? Doctors of course
There are ongoing conversations around the future regulation of PAs & AAs. We recognise there are strong feelings about some issues. In this thread we address some of the key points we’ve heard. (1/8)