Simon East

Surgical care practitioner for general surgery at Scarborough Hospital. @YorkTeachingNHS. Views are my own

[Dr Haseena Wazir @DrHWazir]

Hours waiting in A&E. Weeks for a GP appointment. Yet thousands of NHS doctors ready to help the public are being locked out of the system.

Doctors need training jobs to qualify as Consultants and GPs; but the Government has capped the available number, creating a bottleneck that leaves doctors unemployed and patients waiting longer.

This year there were 30,000 doctors applying for 10,000 NHS training posts. That’s the scale of the crisis Westminster won’t talk about.

With no credible solution from @wesstreeting, this jobs crisis is one of the reasons @BMAResidents will be striking from the 17th of December.

Patients need doctors.
Doctors need jobs.
The Government needs to act.

[Dr Haseena Wazir @DrHWazir]

Thousands of doctors who could be cutting NHS waiting lists are being turned away; not because they aren’t needed, but because the Government caps how many can train to become Consultants/GPs.

This year 30,000 doctors applied for just 10,000 training jobs. Highly trained doctors who want to stay in the NHS are being blocked from progressing, and some are being forced out altogether. That means fewer doctors in hospitals and GP practices, and longer waits for patients.

The public feels the impact of this every day: longer waits, overstretched services, and fewer doctors available when you need them.

Despite this, the Government’s plan is to bring forward only 1,000 extra training places; far below what’s needed to meet public demand or build up the workforce.

On top of the jobs crisis, the Government has recommended a real terms pay cut rather than continuing the journey towards pay restoration. Those two factors together are why resident doctors were forced to strike again, and why we are now reballoting all grades of resident doctors from the 8th of December to the 2nd of February.

Doctors: update your BMA account details (workplace, home address, training grade etc) to ensure you receive your postal ballot:
👉 https://t.co/5KvMJe87lt
Vote YES for jobs and pay.

If we cannot recruit and retain NHS doctors, patients will be the ones who feel the impact. That is the reality the Government still refuses to address.

[Resident Doctors @BMAResidents]

Resident doctors in England!

It's time to vote YES for #PayRestoration

[The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh @RCSEd]

This International Women's Day, RCSEd Vice-President Clare McNaught looks back on the past couple of years, exploring the challenges that women have faced & offering inspiring words for the journey ahead.

Read the article here: https://t.co/XJNofIEs4Q #IWD2025 #AccelerateAction

[Phil Dickinson @drpjdickinson]

Last few years of speciality training? 2 days of targeted interactive education that will make you an even better consultant …. Our feedback hopefully speaks for itself. “Fabulous” “one of the best courses…” “ Thoroughly enjoyed both days.. very enlightened, I have to say”

[York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS FT @YSTeachingNHS]

We have over 160 new doctors joining us today 🎉

Welcome to our Trust - we're so pleased you chose to begin your career with us.

Good luck. We can't wait to see the exceptional care you will provide to our patients 🩺

[York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS FT @YSTeachingNHS]

Star Award: Greg, Ben, and the Scarborough ED team 🌟

This team was nominated for the outstanding care they provided to a little girl who had injured herself on holiday. They adapted their care to ensure the girl, who had Down's syndrome, had a positive experience in hospital.

[Richard Young @drrichardsyoung]

Come and join our dynamic and growing Upper GI Unit. Consultant UGI Surgical job - Complex biliary work (TC CBDE), Bariatrics (in house T3WMP), AWR (MDT, Prehab, Joint OT with Plastic Surgery), Reflux, Achalasia. Great team. Great place to live and work. https://t.co/vpdhJMkF9U

[Amy Lawty @AmyBarr1910]

Calling all UK on-call Physiotherapists- please share my MSc research far and wide #respisbest @TheACPRC 🫁 🩺

[Simon East @Easter12S]

Urge the UK to intervene to evacuate NHS doctor's father from Gaza for life-saving surgery - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/PHIZJbFHvf via @UKChange

[Simon East @Easter12S]

Fundraiser by Mohammed Balousha : Urgent Medical Family Fundraiser https://t.co/3Nw2PFuf5M

[Simon East @Easter12S]

Fundraiser by Mohammed Balousha : Urgent Medical Family Fundraiser https://t.co/3Nw2PFuf5M

[York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS FT @YSTeachingNHS]

Star Award: Darius Amos and Jonny Davies 🌟🌟

Darius and Jonny, porters at York Hospital, were nominated for the professionalism and respect they showed a patient who had died. They were incredibly respectful and accommodating, helping this family through an upsetting time.

[LaCeS2 Trial @LaCeS2Trial]

Thank you Mr Bandyopadhyay & @YorkResearch team in Scarborough for our 1⃣st @LaCeS2Trial randomisation of the month! 8⃣0⃣ participants have now been recruited to LaCeS2 overall - HUGE thanks to all our sites for your support in helping us reach this milestone! 🥳 @leeds_stc

[Ru @Ru_Rupe1]

There’ll be fresh-out-of-med-school docs on our wards shadowing before taking over the reins next Wednesday.

Kindness, patience and a simple #HelloMyNameIs introduction will go a long way to making them feel welcome.

Let’s lead the way team @YSTeachingNHS 💪🏽

[York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS FT @YSTeachingNHS]

Perfect way to end the week...@YSTeachingNHS has a leading liver service, and that’s official! We’ve achieved national recognition and been awarded Improving Quality in Liver Services (IQILS) level 2 accreditation. Fantastic effort by a dedicated and inspirational team🙌@NHSNEY

[Dr Dan Goyal @danielgoyal]

This should be on every front page…

NHS activity has doubled over ten years!

Try and grasp the fact that the amount of activity staff are doing for patients has more than doubled in ten years!

Beds haven’t. Staff numbers haven’t. Time hasn’t.

https://t.co/frq2JxRlWh

[Amy Lawty @AmyBarr1910]

Calling all OTs with a specialist interest in helping clinically leading the best team (and acute medicine). Amazing team, beautiful location and excellent opportunities to develop and grow the service 💚 https://t.co/4DFQeQI79Y

[Susannah @lliheus]

Great opportunity for hernia patients to learn from the surgeon @ChintapatlaYork what questions to ask during the consent process