Mark Balavage

Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiologist

[Verbatim @Verbatim_Media]

Our yearlong investigation reveals Nigel Farage courting illicit funding as part of a plot to bring foreign money into British politics, orchestrated by his top aides and caught on hidden camera.

[Tom Nestor @TomNestorft7t]

How right wing people want us to feel about the Epstein files

[Mark Balavage @MarkBalavage]

@British_Airways Hi Milika, I’ve tried on both the app and the website.

[Mark Balavage @MarkBalavage]

@British_Airways your household account features are broken. Haven’t been able to edit members of my household account for over a month, spoken to customer service 3 times already.

[Dr Tal Ellenbogen @Tal_Ellenbogen]

"Just 12,100 teenagers applied to study medicine at university this year"

Can this number in the Telegraph be right?

Are we approaching a situation where everyone who wants to study Medicine will get a place, because the job at the other end is so underpaid and undesirable???

[Mark Balavage @MarkBalavage]

@LiangRhea Most of the these things are actually uniform policy (at least in my health board) rather than infection control. Less about the infections, more about the control.

[Tim Ricketts @timricketts_]

It’s important to remember the quoted 20% figure includes the pay increase given to us by the tories.

Without commitment to FPR, I’ll be voting no to this offer.

Any deal that leaves an F1 being paid less than their assistant is unacceptable

[Mark Balavage @MarkBalavage]

@mstotty88 @DrEilidhMaria @DrDMcGregor That’s not how inflation works…

Inflation dropping from 8% to 2% doesn’t make anything cheaper. 8% over a time period means things got 8% more expensive. Dropping to 2% would mean things have gotten 8% + 2% more expensive.

[Mark Balavage @MarkBalavage]

@MadanNarayanan The anaesthetic is important to us. But in the context of the admission of a frail, co-morbid patient with major trauma I think the anaesthetic is surely irrelevant so long as you don’t do anything mad.

[Eric Lonergan @ericlonners]

1) Labour is implementing almost all the policy recommendations from Supercharge Me: Net Zero Faster. Allowing the Crown Estate to deploy leverage effectively creates a non-trivial NWF. GB Energy etc, will reduce the cost of capital for renewables.

[Mark Balavage @MarkBalavage]

@ShaunLintern Lol

[Edwin Hayward @edwinhayward]

"Don't forget"

14 years of Tory pain summed up in 41 seconds of pure fire.

This is like watching Bruce Banner become the Hulk for the first time.

[The BMA @TheBMA]

Today we launch legal action against
@gmcuk over its decision to apply good medical practice equally to PAs & AAs, & the use of “medical professionals” to describe these professions
PAs/AAs are not doctors – blurring the lines can have tragic consequences https://t.co/OtsO5y7yfm

[BMA Scotland @BMAScotland]

❗Important update for consultants in Scotland❗
@scotgov has offered a date for pay talks to begin in August. This is welcome, but it must be noted SCC now regards itself in formal dispute with the government with preparations to proceed to a ballot on IA being ramped up.

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[BladeoftheSun @BladeoftheS]

The incredibly right Joe Lycett is still the only good guest to go on Laura Kuenssberg's show.

He nearly got her fired, and she hates being reminded of it, so don't RT.

#bbclaurak

[Keir Starmer @Keir_Starmer]

Change.

[Dr Tony Goldstone @goldstone_tony]

The NHS is completely BROKEN😢

WASNT broken by COVID/Strikes/inflation (*delete excuse)

but by deliberate CHOICES to break it

RT if you want this/next government to make CHOICES to properly fund the NHS, #reward staff & provide better healthcare than 👇 for the UK population

[James Steen @BMA_James_Steen]

In case you’re wondering what valuing doctors looks like👇🏼

By contrast, senior doctors in the UK were vilified as greedy when calling for pay restoration, which still wouldn’t match these salaries.

The DDRB must take substantial steps to fix this to avoid further unrest.

[Mark Balavage @MarkBalavage]

@HSJEditor @theRCN Didn’t mention the train drivers either, Alastair, you’re so right hun