On Friday I had the pleasure of interviewing prospective new Residents in Clinical Neurophysiology. The successful candidates will be bright, enthusiastic, highly educated people who I am sure will be great consultants. Pity @NHSEngland England will only alllow us to train 6 🥲
IFCN are creating a Neuromuscular Ultrasound course. This looks amazing. Just what we need in the UK. Fills a real gap @ClinicalNeuroph. Can’t wait to sign up
International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology Community https://t.co/LbDDUjLCEl
@NHSEngland@wesstreeting I wish we had more trainees to give bursaries to. Every consultant I speak to tells me they have unfilled Neurophysiology adverised consultant vacancies in their department. There are not enough training posts to fill the need
A new Clinical Neurophysiology text book has been written by Daniela Quayle, BSCN member and is ready to order. There is a discount code available 30% off AMPROMD9
Over 1250 Neurophysiologists and Healthcare scientists are meeting this week in London to share knowledge and learn about diagnosis of nervous system disease and monitoring of function during surgery #ECCN2025
I am on the train travelling to London for the European Congress of Clinical Neurophysiology. I am looking forward to it.
It is still possible to book both in-person and online options
https://t.co/Ahh5J39Y0B
See you there?
Thank you to Helen Maguire MP for raising awareness of epilepsy in Parliament. Your voice helps bring much-needed attention to the challenges faced by those living with epilepsy, and we’re grateful for your support. #DontTakeThePIP
Some interesting problems
1. Not enough Neurophysiology consultants in the UK to fill vacancies
2. 8 applicants for every Neurophysiology ST3 post
3 Resident doctors cannot find training posts
The logical solution would be increase the number of ST3 posts in Neurophysiology
We need action to fix the broken medical training system and protect patient care.
‘Doctors entering medical school in the UK should not have to worry about whether there will be a job for them after foundation training.
‘IMGs are also a vital part of the medical workforce, delivering high quality patient care to our diverse population, and contribute a huge amount of expertise to the NHS every day.
‘As the RCP made clear earlier this year, the NHS urgently needs to address competition ratios for specialty training and ensure that publicly funded medical school places lead to the recruitment of more NHS doctors.’ Dr @Mumtaz_Patel_1, RCP president.
Read our full statement: https://t.co/r7bR28WGJG