PJ Wang

London Psychiatry Doctor. Imperial College London
BMA Council, UKRDC 2022-2026
Royal College of Psychiatrists RDC Vice-chair 2025-2026
#BMA #FullPayRestoration

[PJ Wang @PJWang12]

https://t.co/UZJeaLKUBw please read, reflect, discuss and disseminate.
Declassified warning to the doctor profession ahead of the NHS workforce plans being released next week 🚨🚨🚨

@Doctors_Vote
@BMA_JuniorDocs @TheBMA

[Robert Howard @ProfRobHoward]

I'm standing for RCPsych President in next March's election. I'm still speaking and listening to friends and colleagues, but you can learn about me and what I would want to do if successful in the election here: https://t.co/ds4eCcZTal

[Edward Chesney @ed_chesney]

So, there was moderate correlation between MSRA and CASC in the 2018-2020 cohort. A cohort which was also selected via interviews.

But now the population applying has changed, and there is no longer an interview. Doesn't that mean that this study is obsolete, the results can't be generalised, and it shouldn't be used to justify the current approach?

[Robert Howard @ProfRobHoward]

@ErinGourley1 But, it would cost very little to have our own exam and we could use the company who currently run the MSRA.

[PJ Wang @PJWang12]

@SuhanaAh @HylandDeclan @rcpsychTrainees @ProfRobHoward @drraja_ @subodhdave1 @DrNandiniC We don't test the communication skills, nor the basic fundamentals and ability to function at the job for core psychiatry training.
Once the public are fully aware that their psychiatrist doesn't require an interview/Comms skills/clinical skills assessment, it will be a scandal

[PJ Wang @PJWang12]

@SuhanaAh @HylandDeclan @rcpsychTrainees @ProfRobHoward @drraja_ @subodhdave1 @DrNandiniC It is a scandal that psych-a specialty that is 100% dependent on communication skills does not interview. It's only Psych alongside GP that doesn't interview. We are failing our future psychiatrists/ our patients by relying on MSRA - a multiple choice test which has 6 psych qns

[Suhana Ahmed @SuhanaAh]

Core training for psych 2025.
#choosepsych served a purpose but these numbers will be hard4med/foundation drs.
Focus now
-our recruitment process &urgent r/w
-support 4resident drs in training
-preparing our residents4consultant life (numbers don't translate)
@HylandDeclan

[Dr Robert Laurenson @RobLaurensonD4P]

It's always weird to see these bizarre claims that the committee is "hard left" or "corbynistas".

This is a wave of young people aged typically between 23-35 who see Broken Britain for what it is.

Raising rent, raising house prices, raising energy prices, raising leisure prices, raising taxes.

Meanwhile they look around and get told "not my job", "can't help you", "that exam's gonna be £1000", "cool wedding date, I'm still gonna need you to work", "sorry to hear your dad died... see you 9am".

None of them want any of that.

They want purchasing power comparable to the stake they should have in society.

They want to thrive.

And whilst money is frittered away to other causes, doctors have decided not to wait for the illusionary pot of gold at the end of the rainbow because there has always been another crisis and excuse to erode our pay and conditions to afford the next vanity project.

They're willing to use the mechanisms available to do so.

It's high time that other industries and young professionals re-invent the unions and political parties. Fucking grasp the nettle and take the power that can give them capital.

Re-invent the social contract.

And the media have a responsibility to be honest instead of their ludicrous spin. This 22-29% malarkey is another example of how the country is in a perpetual death spiral borne of tall-poppy syndrome. That figure was over 2-3 years and is actually approximately only ~2-4% in real terms.

Because if you're against the people who go through enormous competition, who focus on upskilling themselves for decades, and who actually go to work, over a ~2-4% real terms increase over 3 years (on a backdrop of 15 years of ~30% erosion) then you need to have a very fucking hard look at yourself and think what do you stand for and what do you want your country to be?

Do you hate aspiration?
Do you hate hard work?

If you do and if hard working doctors' anger fizzles out then next comes the toxic, contagious, corrosive, country destroying cloud of apathy that appears to be so pervasive today throughout the rest of society.

Because what will be the fucking point.

https://t.co/mcpj85ZWbV

[Harry Waterman @waterman_harry]

https://t.co/IMNtF7Kh6Q

I am incredibly disappointed by the latest @rcpsych question time with the officers based on the responses to two key questions. The first is on application processes to core psychiatry and reliance on the MSRA and the second is on their review on PAs

[DrInsurgent @DrInsurgent]

@DrLukeCraddock @PJWang12 @TomStocks1982 @cardiacjoshi @Dr_XYZ @D__Melb The UK medical community owes you an apology, @PJWang12.

From PA-gate to this crisis, the conversation was dominated by virtue-signallers who shut down and smeared anyone who disagreed.

Now the very people who bullied others into silence are calling for change. Funny that

[Dr Luke Craddock @DrLukeCraddock]

The real sad thing is this issue has only reached this crisis point because past attempts to challenge the status quo have been labelled racist or xenophobic.

Look at the state of the comments on this thread when it was raised previously.

There are some very large accounts in this thread, including high profile people of the BMA council/ex council.

Make of that what you will.

That’s also just the public stuff, you’d be amazed what @PJWang12 was subject to behind the scenes.

If you knew what I know you’d be sick. However, that is not my story to tell.

https://t.co/V2I6iEN7N6

[PJ Wang @PJWang12]

🚨RCPSYCH Psychiatry Trainees Committee elections - London. Voting is open now!🚨

Dear London Psych trainees. Voting is open for your RCPSYCH Psychiatric Trainee Committee elections!

You will have been emailed an individual link to vote - on 6th March from rcpsych.

[PJ Wang @PJWang12]

🚨
Please consider voting for us:
Poh Wang
Farheen Ebrahim
Sirous Golchinheydari
Shivam Sharma

🚨
Please rank us 1-4 as your choice of PTC candidates.
We will be honoured to represent you and your interests!
Have a read of our manifestos, am happy to answer any questions!

[PJ Wang @PJWang12]

🚨RCPSYCH Psychiatry Trainees Committee elections - London. Voting is open now!🚨

Dear London Psych trainees. Voting is open for your RCPSYCH Psychiatric Trainee Committee elections!

You will have been emailed an individual link to vote - on 6th March from rcpsych.

[PJ Wang @PJWang12]

Please do read the manifestos of your PTC candidates and vote for people who will advocate for you and our profession!

This is one of the most important ways you have of shaping the direction of the college and the profession.

[The BMA @TheBMA]

We are saddened to hear of the passing of Dr Sulaymaan Al Majid, a former @BMANorthernRDC co-chair.
We thank Dr Al Majid for his contributions, some of which we have listed below, which made a meaningful difference to the pay and conditions of UK doctors. Our sincere condolences to his friends, family and colleagues.

- Organised the big RVI picket line during resident doctor industrial action with national BBC coverage.
- Assisted and advised on various local SDT and work schedule issues highlighted by members consistently throughout the year, directly improving member's working lives and ensuring they were paid correctly.
- Proactively supported doctors across the region to know their rights regarding strike action and time out of training, including less than full time staff.
- Provided support to doctors regarding ARCP decisions and helped get multiple unfair decisions due to Time Out Of Training overturned.

[Resident Doctors @BMAResidents]

Competition ratios are terrible.

Your UKRDC passed the following policy:

"This committee resolves to prioritise lobbying for a method of UK graduate prioritisation for speciality training applications and on the issue of training bottlenecks during this session." (1/2)

[Dr Melissa Ryan 🦀 @Melissa_S_Ryan]

The UK is an international outlier when it comes to prioritizing its own medical graduates.

Of course, what we really need is more training numbers.

But in the interim, we’ll work on ensuring that UK graduates can train here

[PJ Wang @PJWang12]

@DrLukeCraddock Do appreciate Luke, it's been a years long battle pushing this.
People fought the very basic requirement of needing a UK signed crest/FPCC form or requiring any NHS experience to enter specialty training- Something which every UK grad must have. Every doctor should require it

[Dr Luke Craddock @DrLukeCraddock]

Vilified, harassed, and made to be out a racist.

Some people owe @PJWang12 an apology.

[U Bhalraam (Raam) @CardioShades]

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