Dr Not A Proxy

Advocate for patient safety. Defund the GMC

[Dr Not A Proxy @DrNotAProxy]

@fbunational @BMAResidents To those clueless: Our pay is significantly < than 2008. Cost of living has exploded. Doctors are leaving in droves. Strikes aim to increase pay, to retain doctors in the NHS to save your lives. Currently, physician assistants earn 10k more than the doctors that supervise them

[Bill Smythe @BSmytheee]

Every major change to our NHS ( PAs, AAs, ACPs, GMC, rewrite The Medical Act) has been unpublicised, in secret, statistically invalid, ignored, by devious routes, no vote in Commons…

Typical behaviour of evil governments and dismantlers!

[Anisopoikilocyte @Anisocyte]

@AoAA_uk @DHSCgovuk You are assistants though.

You claim you want to help doctors with patients, acknowledge you are medically unqualified and so cannot be left to practise medicine, but somehow think you are not assistants?

You’re not autonomous professionals, nor do you have a profession.

[Dr Haseena Wazir @DrHWazir]

The Government says it wants to cut NHS waiting lists.

The NHS could carry out up to 1.5 million more operations every year.

But here’s what the politicians aren’t telling you.

The NHS is short of 2,256 anaesthetists; the specialist doctors who make most operations possible.

Yet thousands of doctors are trying to become anaesthetists but can’t, because the Government only funds a limited number of specialty training places.

Last year, 6,770 doctors applied for just 539 core anaesthetic training places. Without those places, doctors cannot complete specialist training and the NHS cannot grow the workforce it needs.

The Royal College of Anaesthetists says hospitals already have the capacity to train hundreds more anaesthetists every year; if the Government funds the additional training places.

Patients are waiting.

Doctors are ready to train.

The Government needs to stop limiting funded specialty training places and invest in the workforce the NHS and the public need.

https://t.co/6KmKCDd8xO

https://t.co/EAVHgoPmId

[@medicalmodelwithabriochebun @medicalmodelbri]

@UMAPsUK are scared . They know how DEVASTATING it would be for their title to be changed back ASSISTANT even though this is the right thing to do for patient safety .

PAs ARE PUSHING THIS CONSULTATION.

ARE YOU ?

Here’s the link , fill in and SHARE

https://t.co/dwZYY0gJSt

[Dr Not A Proxy @DrNotAProxy]

@medicalmodelbri @UMAPsUK This is ridiculous. Just because the result doesn't sit right, doesn't give them the right to extend it! We all need to get filling it out multiple times 😕

[@medicalmodelwithabriochebun @medicalmodelbri]

🚨URGENT:

I’m being told by someone close to the @lengreview implementation group that the Leng review team and the Royal Colleges involved in working out the implementation of it are actively working to dilute its protections. 1/

[Dr Not A Proxy @DrNotAProxy]

@SaulStaniforth He clearly thinks the situation will just resolve itself

[@medicalmodelwithabriochebun @medicalmodelbri]

Nurse consultant role :

1) ED reg overnight - most senior person onsite
2) Med reg on- call overnight - most senior on site
3) on - call consultant for their speciality - most senior on and off site
4) post take pts admitted under their name

https://t.co/LwfJH3hhrM

[Dr Not A Proxy @DrNotAProxy]

@medicalmodelbri WTAF 😱

[Dr Jatinder Hayre @JatinderHayre_]

Did you know if an unqualified person treated or operated on an animal, it would be considered a criminal offence?

This is under the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966.

Currently, in the UK, your dog has more healthcare protection than you.

[David Mulvey @DavidMulvey5]

@anaesthetic_spr @medicalmodelbri Updated 2025 NHSE framework clarifies that AP is level of practice rather than a profession or generic role.

Therefore ‘advanced’ should be followed by base role title. Otherwise there is an attempt to deliberately mislead and obfuscate training.

[@medicalmodelwithabriochebun @medicalmodelbri]

7 patients died and 58 harmed after a nurse consultant operated on them. The only nurse in Europe signed off to do the procedure which is usually a senior surgeons job
He’s still registered with the @nmcnews read the report here @Telegraph https://t.co/uKNA67lr0o

[@medicalmodelwithabriochebun @medicalmodelbri]

Since we’re talking about Trust management /NHS staff accountability, isn’t it time we get justice for Val and the other victims of Nurse Consultant Owen Dickinson ?

7 pts dead, 58 harmed

Why is he still on your register @nmcnews ?

https://t.co/tLlclHHoa4

[Partha S Kar 🇮🇳🇬🇧🏏🎥 @parthaskar]

The #NHS

The penchant and desire to create guidelines, standards and policies- without the ability to implement or hold anyone to account to anything.

Lo and behold

A 'First world' country with some of the worst health outcomes amongst comparable countries

Ain't the money.
It's the calibre of leadership.

Ain't 'just' the politicians.
Its also the clique of leadership.

Poor, incompetent and fizzing with Dunning-Kruger.

[Andy Pow @medicaccountant]

£102m = 790 practice premises refurbishment

£226m = 50 Neighbourhood Health Centres (maybe more)

Which gives better value for money ? Practice premises or NHCs

@DrSteveTaylor

[Jonathan @jabberwock951]

Another bullshitty use of AI to generate an "infection risk score" that just means a doctor should look at the patient like they should be doing anyway.

Nothing but an excuse to hand millions in public cash to big tech firms and call it 'NHS spending'

[Partha S Kar 🇮🇳🇬🇧🏏🎥 @parthaskar]

“We have more Consultants in the #NHS yet no rise in productivity”

It tends to happen when you saddle said Senior with:

👉🏽Poor IT
👉🏽No admin support
👉🏽Plans to implement guidelines without funds but vibes
👉🏽Lesser trained staff to supervise - and be accountable for.

#NHS

[Luke Mordecai @Shr_Nottingham]

The GMC makes doctors declare gifts of greater value than a pen

Maybe that should provide context regarding a £5,000,000 mystery payment and concerns about probity??

[Valerie (Val) Humphreys @valhumphreys51]

This ⬇️

[Louella Vaughan @DrLKVaughan]

Will the junior doctor pay offer be the end of the MRCP PACES?

This was the hottest topic of discussion amongst the consultants over the weekend.

I think it very likely. Let me explain why.
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