Stephen Kelly

Respiratory Physician, Chair of BMA Welsh Consultants Committee, archer, antique collector, beekeeper, chainsaw gardener and lover of honesty. All views my own.

[Stephen Kelly @DrStephen_Kelly]

@trentconsultant I did Mike

[Dr Asif Qasim MA PhD FRCP @DrAsifQasim]

This is so weak from @bbcnickrobinson - it’s not the gotcha he is desperate for

Resident doctors have had appalling pay erosion since 2008

They should have full pay restoration at the very least

[Graham Lambert 💙 @100glitterstars]

One chancellor was so busy he forgot to declare the purchase of seven luxury apartments.

Jeremy Hunt forgot to declare 7 luxury flats but remembered to bill taxpayers 27p for half mile car journey
Nobody resigned. https://t.co/1vVL1K35tG

[Stephen Kelly @DrStephen_Kelly]

@ProfDerek666 @galalaxyquest This is factually incorrect. They do

[Stephen Kelly @DrStephen_Kelly]

@fletchjack @BMAResidents Well done and best of luck

[Philip Banfield 💙 @DrPhilBanfield]

It’s not just a scandal, but a national tragedy - predictable, preventable & solvable. Doctors don’t need plans - they need jobs & training NOW! Massive shortage of doctors & large number ready to train. Not rocket science, join the dots & see the big picture.

[Mike Henley 🤨 @trentconsultant]

NHS England don't get it, we have a national health service, it should not be funded by holding back already eroded staff pay. It must be funded by all 69 million via taxes not staff pay packets. This is ludicrous moral blackmail.

[Stephen Kelly @DrStephen_Kelly]

@RCNWales Well said

[Rosie C 💙 @gaswomancometh]

My perspective on AAs; a 🧵

I was an ANP before medical school and am now a specialty doctor in anaesthetics.

I work with 2 qualified AAs who are excellent,

I am often asked for my opinion given my background, so here it is a long thread including my own story.

[Stephen Kelly @DrStephen_Kelly]

@BuddGeorgie Sorry to hear Georgie
Hope you are better all too soon

[General Practice @BMA_GP]

'Where we need a doctor, fund a doctor' @DrPhilBanfield spoke up for GPs in his opening speech at #ARM2024
'With record demand on GPs its been an act of vandalism to plunge general practice into such dire straits.'
Read the full speech 👇
https://t.co/A1aioEAGap

[The BMA @TheBMA]

"Now more than ever before, patients need doctors". @DrPhilBanfield explains why it's so important to spread our message to incoming parliamentary candidates.
Share our manifesto to your local candidates and help us get the NHS back on track. https://t.co/9ngjV5EzIu

[Stephen Kelly @DrStephen_Kelly]

@BuddGeorgie @CareQualityComm @DrPhilBanfield So sorry to hear this and hope you are doing ok now

[BMA Scotland @BMAScotland]

🚨NEWS RELEASE 🚨

📰👀🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🩺

An FOI request from BMA Scotland to Scotland’s health boards has revealed a total of 1076 whole time equivalent (WTE) vacancies, compared to 439 reported by official figures.

👀🧵👇 for more details on these deeply concerning figures
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[Dr Sarmy™️🩺🏏 @Dr__Sarmy]

“Just over half of 18,000 doctors surveyed by the British Medical Association (BMA) said working alongside those staff increased what they had to do rather than freeing up their time.”

What a stupid stupid idea this whole scheme has been. Just imagine if this wasted time, effort & funding had been invested into proper medical training.

🔗 https://t.co/PUUJp0MOQC

[Stephen Kelly @DrStephen_Kelly]

@BuddGeorgie Hope it went well

[BMA Cymru Wales @BMACymru]

Consultants in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

We’ve produced guidance to support conversations with employers about covering the strikes, In brief:

⏰Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm: negotiate your rates – see our rate card

🏥Out-of-hours: contractual rates apply, see guidance for clarity ⬇️

https://t.co/li1Ym2Ranb

[BMA Cymru Wales @BMACymru]

🩺SAS doctors and Consultants working in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

We've produced guidance to refer to when talking to your employer about providing cover during the junior doctor strikes.⬇️

Guidance for SAS doctors ➡️ https://t.co/cw8Goh1lPs
Guidance for Consultants ➡️https://t.co/li1Ym2Ranb

[Cheshire East NEU @neucheshireeast]

MP's salary to rise by 7.1%, from £86,584 to £92,731, that’s before expenses! Inflation now at 3.9%, so why do MPs get an above inflation pay rise but public sector workers don’t?
@RishiSunak @GillianKeegan @Jeremy_Hunt

[BMA Cymru Wales @BMACymru]

📢Senior doctors in Wales to be balloted in January for industrial action 🩺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

PRESS RELEASE ➡️ https://t.co/tLldZqQV4W